Takes ripe and unripe fruit off the branch together in one pass, by hand or machine, much faster than selective picking.
Strip picking removes the fruit from a branch in one pass, taking ripe and unripe cherries together, by hand or by machine. It is faster, with a picker able to harvest three to four times as much in a day. In Brazil the flat terrain and immense fields have led to mechanization, while the source ties best quality to selective picking.
How it worksFruit is stripped from the branch in one pass, taking ripe and unripe cherries together, either by machine or by hand.
Step by step
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Fruit is stripped from the branch in a single pass, ripe and unripe together.
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This can be done by machine or by hand.
History
In Brazil, flat terrain and immense fields have led to mechanized harvesting.
Field notes
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A strip picker can harvest three to four times as much cherry in a day as a selective picker.
Our notes on Strip Picking are still being checked against their sources, so for now this page shows only the facts we can stand behind.
What can go wrong
- Ripe and unripe cherries are harvested together.
In the cup, according to guides
- CleanCupLessTakes ripe and unripe fruit together, and the source ties best quality to selective picking instead.
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At the same stage
Sources · 1 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-09-30.
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