Results

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

  Published on September 19, 2018
  Honeycrisp harvest its almost complete with a good amount of fruit drop over this past weekend. Harvest of McIntosh, Jonagold and some Jonathan blocks is underway.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

  Published on September 19, 2018
  Area growers are working their way through Honeycrisp and Jonagold apple harvest in southwest Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Gala and Honeycrisp harvest is underway in southwest Michigan.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 23, 2019

  Published on October 23, 2019
  Growers are quickly moving toward the end of apple harvest, finishing up this week on Red Delicious, Idared, Northern Spy, Crispin, EverCrisp, Fuji and Cameo.

• General observations from MSU Apple Maturity Lab for 2018

  Published on September 5, 2018
  Some apple varieties are ripening earlier than expected.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 26, 2018

  Published on September 26, 2018
  The typical order of apple variety harvest is very different this season, with maturity of several varieties jumping ahead of others. Jonagold, Jonathan, Golden Delicious and some early Red Delicious strains are ready for harvest.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Gala harvest is winding down and Honeycrisp harvest continues in southwest Michigan.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Gala, second picking of Honeycrisp and Early Fuji are being harvested at most apple orchards across east Michigan. McIntosh harvest has been wrapped up at most farms, except those treated with ReTain.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Growers are harvesting Golden Delicious and eyeballing Red Delicious. Empire harvest is mostly wrapped up.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Gala and McIntosh varieties from east Michigan orchards were analyzed for maturity this week. Neither are not ready to begin harvest.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 17, 2018

  Published on October 17, 2018
  Harvest of Fuji, Rome and Braeburn is the focus in southwest Michigan.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 26, 2018

  Published on September 26, 2018
  Sunny days and cooler nighttime temperatures are helping to increase sugar content and red blush of area apples.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Current mild conditions are helpful for good apple quality and skin coloring.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019

  Published on September 11, 2019
  McIntosh and Honeycrisp are being harvested at most apple orchards across east Michigan. Gala are slow to mature this fall and need more time on the tree to ripen.

• 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.

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

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Red Delicious and Ida Red harvests in the area are nearly done. Evercrisp, Rome, Fuji, Winesap and Braeburn will finish up the season.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Gala and Honeycrisp maturity has moved quickly in the last week, with some Honeycrisp being over-mature. Other varieties are maturing at their normal pace.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 3, 2018

  Published on October 3, 2018
  Apple harvest is moving rapidly in southwest Michigan.

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  Watch out for variability in apple orchards

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Multiple harvests may be needed to minimize variation in fruit maturity to optimize fruit storage potential.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 5, 2018

  Published on September 5, 2018
  Some early maturing Gala and Honeycrisp blocks are ready to begin a first light harvest.