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Bing is a cultivar of the wild or sweet cherry (Prunus avium) that originated in the Pacific Northwest, in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States. The Bing remains a major cultivar in Oregon, [1] Washington, California, [1] Wisconsin [1] and British Columbia. It is the most produced variety of sweet cherry in the United States. [2]
Seth Lewelling (1820 – February 21, 1896), alternatively spelled Luelling (including by Lewelling himself), was a pioneer orchardist from the U.S. state of Oregon, best known for developing the Bing cherry. [2]
One of the parents of the Bing cherry, the Black Republican was first grown in the U.S. state of Oregon about 1860 by the horticulturist Seth Lewelling, who gave it its name as a reflection of his Abolitionist beliefs. [1] The fruit of the Black Republican is small, firm, and deep purple in color, with an intense taste well-suited to preserving.
In Houma, LA 57 intersects LA 661 (Van Avenue) which connects to LA 315 south and serves points such as Crozier and Theriot. Two blocks later, LA 57 intersects LA 3040 (East Tunnel Boulevard), a four-lane highway that parallels LA 24 through much of Houma. LA 57 reaches its northern terminus at LA 24 on Bayou Terrebonne. At this intersection ...
If there is no source for how the Bing cherry originated, perhaps the word 'produced' would be general enough to use here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.201.167.160 ( talk ) 23:18, 18 October 2014 (UTC) [ reply ]
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The Houmas, also known as Burnside Plantation and currently known as Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, is a historic plantation complex and house museum in Burnside, Louisiana.
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