Chapter 67 Question 059

Why are the cherries growing on the trees in the park eaten up early? Like all fruits, cherries have a natural ripening cycle.When unripe, they taste tart, but over time the cherries increase their sugar content and become delicious.Farmers who specialize in growing cherries do not pick cherries until harvest time, so the cherries in supermarkets are not put on the shelves until they are ripe.However, the cherries that grow in the park are always picked and eaten when they are immature and too sour.The cherries would taste better if people waited longer to pick them.Why can't people wait?

Farmers who specialize in growing cherries plant cherry trees on private land. If anyone dares to trespass on private land to pick cherries, they will definitely be brought to court.And farmers have no reason to harvest the fruit in advance.After all, collectors pay more for ripe fruit, and consumers are willing to pay more for sweet cherries. But in the park, where everyone is free to pick cherries, the motivation is different.Everyone knows that cherries taste better if you wait longer, but if you wait too long, there will be no cherries on the tree to pick. The cherries in the park begin to disappear from the trees as soon as they are ripe enough to eat.At this point, they don't taste good.But since you can't stop others from picking cherries, it's almost impossible to wait until the cherries are ripe.