Not to be confused with the respiratory condition known as croup or the croup of a bird. The rump is anterior to the animal's tail (here on a draft horse) The rump or croup, in the external morphology of an animal, is the portion of the posterior dorsum that is posterior to the loins and anterior to the tail. Anatomically, the rump corresponds to the sacrum. The tailhead or dock is the beginning of the tail, where the tail joins the rump.
Pick ground cherries when they fall to the ground. Lift the branches of the plant to see the ground cherries hiding in the papery, buff-colored husks. Allow the ground cherries to remain in the husk, unrefrigerated, until you're ready to use the fruit. When left in the husk and stored in a cool, well-ventilated room, ground cherries become sweeter and last for up to six months.
Rainier tends to be a heavy bearer, so youâll have plenty of its sweet and healthy cherries to cook with, freeze or just eat right off the tree. Rainier Cherry tree will grow to 35 feet in height, but can easily be kept smaller with a little pruning. People love its spring blooms almost as much as the cherries.