College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• West Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 21, 2018

  Published on August 21, 2018
  Harvest is beginning for early apple varieties.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 2, 2013

  Published on October 2, 2013
  Apple harvest continues at a rapid pace across southeast Michigan.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 17, 2018

  Published on October 17, 2018
  Most growers are about three quarters of the way through harvest, harvesting several varieties including Red Delicious, Idared, Northern Spy, Crispin and Fiji.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 25, 2019

  Published on September 25, 2019
  Jonathan and Jonagold are ready for harvest, and a few early strains of Golden Delicious on early sites are ready to be spot picked. Gala harvest has wrapped up at most farms, except those treated with ReTain.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 4, 2014

  Published on September 4, 2014
  The MSU apple maturity program reports for southwest Michigan helps the Michigan industry manage the apple crop.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 4, 2017

  Published on October 4, 2017
  Harvest of the major apple varieties in Berrien and Van Buren counties are winding down.

• Grand Rapids apple maturity report - September 4, 2014

  Published on September 5, 2014
  Gala and Macs are close with Honeycrisp coming soon.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – August 19, 2014

  Published on August 19, 2014
  Paula Red apple harvest is complete at most farms, with Earligold and Zestar coming along quickly.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – September 25, 2013

  Published on September 25, 2013
  Apple varieties are not maturing in the typical order this season.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 24, 2014

  Published on September 24, 2014
  Apple maturity continues to be slower than expected this fall.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 10, 2018

  Published on October 10, 2018
  Harvest is moving along quickly. Empire and Golden Delicious harvest is complete with Red Delicious harvest next. Northern Spy, Rome, Fuji and Crispin blocks are ready for or nearing harvest.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – October 12, 2016

  Published on October 12, 2016
  Apple harvest is wrapping up for many growers. This has been a relatively trouble-free harvest season.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 21, 2016

  Published on September 21, 2016
  Golden Delicious harvest is underway and Red Delicious harvest is around the corner. Weather has been generally good for harvesting.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 11, 2013

  Published on September 11, 2013
  Gala harvest is in full swing this week on the Ridge.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 8, 2020

  Published on September 8, 2020
  Apple and wine grape harvests are underway. Fall is a good time to test soils for nematodes.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Growers are harvesting a few Red Delicious strains, but there are several other varieties that have jumped ahead of Red Delicious in terms of maturity.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 28, 2016

  Published on September 28, 2016
  Golden Delicious harvest is continuing and growers are putting out bins for Red Delicious. Fuji is showing advanced development, but needs cool evenings to develop better skin color and sugar.

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  Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – October 2, 2024

  Published on October 2, 2024
  Growers are harvesting most varieties, although it is one to two weeks earlier than normal years. Growers are waiting on size, brix and starch conversion for later season varieties, such as IdaReds, Evercrisp and Fujis.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Many apple growers are finding a short gap in apple varieties that are ready to harvest. The harvest window for Empire and Golden Delicious is just beginning to open.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – August 30, 2023

  Published on August 31, 2023
  Apples in southwest Michigan are expected to mature a few days earlier than last year.