College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 23, 2020

  Published on September 23, 2020
  This is a big week for Gala and Honeycrisp harvest in the Grand Rapids area.

• West central Michigan tree fruit update – May 28, 2019

  Published on May 28, 2019
  Apples are approaching the end of bloom. Tart cherries are at petal fall, peaches and sweet cherries are in the shuck.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 23, 2019

  Published on April 23, 2019
  It’s amazing what a couple of days of warmer weather can do.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 28, 2020

  Published on April 28, 2020
  Rain every day raises the risk for apple scab infections this week.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Gala harvest is winding down and Honeycrisp orchards need to be cleaned up as quickly as possible. Golden Delicious, Empire and Jonagold harvest is underway.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 11, 2017

  Published on October 11, 2017
  Late-season variety harvest is just beginning.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 4, 2017

  Published on October 4, 2017
  Growers are moving quickly through apple harvest.

• Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 23, 2013

  Published on July 23, 2013
  Heat accelerates small fruit harvest and spotted wing Drosophila numbers continue to rise.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 21, 2019

  Published on August 21, 2019
  Don’t let the calendar date fool you into premature harvest of early apple varieties. West central Michigan apples are several days behind normal harvest dates this year.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019

  Published on September 11, 2019
  Early apple varieties need to be harvested quickly to avoid over-maturity and soft fruit with the incoming heat. The harvest window of prominent varieties seems to be trending towards overlap this year.

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  How did Rome apples respond to Promalin after the 2017 spring frost?

  Published on February 2, 2018
  Results of a common post-freeze practice on commercial Rome apples in 2017.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Growers are quickly moving through Galas with Honeycrisp ready this week.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020

  Published on October 7, 2020
  October is apple month and there are so many varieties to choose from this week.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – October 9, 2024

  Published on October 9, 2024
  Aztec Fuji and EverCrisp are being harvested at some sites this week in the West Central region.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 17, 2014

  Published on September 17, 2014
  Forward movement in apple maturity is quite slow.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4 , 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Harvest of early fresh market varieties is underway. Gala harvest is still 10-14 days out.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 18, 2013

  Published on September 18, 2013
  Cooler weather brings more color and flavor.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Growers are hustling to finish Golden Delicious and are looking to get into Red Delicious by the end of the week. Idared and Fuji harvest will begin in the second half of next week.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – August 31, 2022

  Published on August 31, 2022
  Many McIntosh and Honeycrisp sites are showing increasing signs of maturity this week. First pick likely to begin as early as next week, slightly ahead of predicted harvest date. Galas still a bit immature.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 5, 2020

  Published on May 5, 2020
  The region is two weeks behind normal due to cold temperatures and freezing temperatures are forecasted for this week.