If ripening cherries are not dried after it rains, they will soak up the water, split, and can’t be picked and sold. In order to dry them, farmers hire helicopters to slowly maneuver 5 feet over the trees and blasts the water off the cherries! – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blog.aopa.org/aopa/tag/cherry-drying/
WTF Fun Fact – Why Dry Cherries Are Expensive
