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She's a great writer and clearly a great pilot.

Is this natural for cherries? To be so vulnerable to a little water that they split/rot within a few hours? Seems odd, for a plant that lives outdoors.

Have cherries always been this way, across the centuries? Or is this an unexpected consequence of some GMO shenanigans?

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Judging by the picture they're probably still good enough to be eaten by animals just not by choosy humans or good enough for the seed pits to still work. Remember ultimately the fruit is just a trick to get animals to eat and transport the seeds after all as long as a deer or bird is still willing to eat it and the seed doesn't die the fruit's job is done.

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