An apparatus and method for declustering cherries, including a plurality of oscillating
cutting modules (36), each having a power driven shaft (40) with
a plurality of circular blades (42) fixed along its length. The modules
further comprise cutting ramps (46) having a tail section (48) extending
under the blades, such that the clusters are suspended from their nodes at the
moment of cutting. The height of tail sections (48) may be adjusted to accommodate
cherry varieties having different stem lengths.