College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 6, 2017

  Published on September 6, 2017
  McIntosh and Gala harvest continues with McIntosh maturity ahead of Gala this season. Growers are doing the first light picking of Honeycrisp. Early Fuji are over mature.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 18, 2017

  Published on October 18, 2017
  Harvest is winding down for most apple growers, with several apple varieties being harvested including Red Delicious, Idared, Rome and Braeburn.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 2, 2020

  Published on September 2, 2020
  Gala are maturing quickly in this hot summer, with McIntosh being a few days behind. Fruit size has taken on a good swell from recent rains.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report - September 7, 2016

  Published on September 7, 2016
  This is an early season for apple harvest; Gala, McIntosh and surprisingly Honeycrisp are ready for their first picking. A few Early Fuji blocks are ready as well.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 8, 2014

  Published on October 8, 2014
  Apple varieties are not maturing in the typical order this season.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – September 10, 2014

  Published on September 10, 2014
  McIntosh maturity has jumped ahead of Gala in the past week, with a light first picking of Honeycrisp starting in the next few days at many farms.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 15, 2014

  Published on October 15, 2014
  Apple harvest has moved along at a rapid pace over the last week, with most growers now seeing the end of harvest in sight.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report - September 21, 2016

  Published on September 21, 2016
  Jonagold and Jonathan harvest is underway. Honeycrisp growers are waiting for more fruit to mature to do their third or fourth picking.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – September 9, 2015

  Published on September 9, 2015
  Gala, Honeycrisp and early Fuji are being harvested. Gala and Honeycrisp maturity have jumped ahead of McIntosh in the past week.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 20, 2017

  Published on September 20, 2017
  Jonathan, Jonagold and Golden Delicious harvest is underway at many orchards, while others are finishing up Gala and the last Honeycrisp picking. Empire and Cortland are maturing slowly.

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  East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 21, 2020

  Published on October 21, 2020
  Idared, Crispin and Northern Spy harvest is wrapping up. EverCrisp are now mature. Braeburn and Winesap are not mature. Most growers will finish up with apple harvest in the next week or so.

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  East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 9, 2020

  Published on September 9, 2020
  Gala harvest continues this week, with some McIntosh strains now reaching maturity and are being spot picked. Honeycrisp and Early Fuji are still green and need more time to mature.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – September 24, 2014

  Published on September 24, 2014
  The pace of apple harvest slows for many growers waiting for fruit to mature.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – September 23, 2015

  Published on September 23, 2015
  Another picking of Honeycrisp is taking place and growers are finishing up harvest of the later maturing McIntosh strains. A few Jonagold and Jonathan blocks are being harvested, and a few growers are spot picking Golden Delicious.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 1, 2014

  Published on October 1, 2014
  Apple harvest continues at a rapid pace across southeast Michigan, with several varieties being harvested this week. Brix levels have risen sharply.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 14, 2015

  Published on October 15, 2015
  There has been good progress on apple harvest in the past week, with many varieties being harvested including Red Delicious, Northern Spy, Fuji and lately Ida Red and Law Rome.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 13, 2017

  Published on September 13, 2017
  Gala and Honeycrisp harvest continues, some Jonagold blocks are ready to harvest. There may be a short gap in apple maturity as Empire, Jonathan and Cortland are maturing slowly.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – September 30, 2015

  Published on September 30, 2015
  With another week of good weather for harvesting apples, growers report they are making good progress on picking Jonagold, and some growers are starting Empire and Golden Delicious.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 7, 2016

  Published on September 7, 2016
  Gala, McIntosh and some Honeycrisp are being picked in southwest Michigan. Growers are urged to check fruit because the ripening of some apple varieties is moving rapidly.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 3, 2021

  Published on August 3, 2021
  Summer days bring routine and early harvest considerations.