2014 Apple Maturity Report

All observations from Belchertown, MA unless otherwise noted

Questions, comments: Jon Clements [2] 413-478-7219

date	Cultivar	pre-harvest drop	fruit diameter inches	color % red	firmness lbs	soluble solids	DA Index	starch index	comments	Image
9/24/2014	Thome Empire	none	3.1	95	17.5	12	1.26	3.5	great look, but needs 5-7 more days to develop maturity
9/23/2014	Rubinstar Jonagold	nil	3.5	70	16	13	1.11	5	signs of sunburn/radial watercore; otherwise nice, could start harvest over next week	[3]
9/23/2014	Royal Court Cortland	none	3.6	92	15.4	13.7	1.32	3	nice, good sugar	[4]
9/23/2014	Snappymac McIntosh	some	3.1	92	15.5	12.5	1.38	4.8	nearing the end of window for CA harvest. although cool temps have preserved maturity and limited drop	[5]
9/23/2014	Honeycrisp	some	3.45	60	13.6	11.6	0.54	6.4	wish sugars were a little higher, but in the Honeycrisp sweet spot; harvest immediately assuming red color	[6]
9/23/2014	Macoun	nil	3.1	70	18.1	11.3	1.76	3.4	really needs another week to develop varietaly flaovr and quality	[7]
9/23/2014	Buckeye Gala	nil	2.9	98	19.4	12.6	0.46	5	on it s last legs	[8]

date	Cultivar	pre-harvest drop	fruit diameter inches	color % red	firmness lbs	soluble solids	DA Index	starch index	comments	Image
9/8/2014	Rogers McIntosh	none	3.2	60	16.3	11.5	1.65	3.75	wait for better red color	[9]
9/8/2014	Lindamac	nil	2.95	80	15.8	10.9	1.75	3.55	start harvest (barely)	[10]
9/8/2014	Honeycrisp	few	3.25	70	15.8	12.6	0.53	6.6	ready to go, 1st pick on red color
9/9/2014	Rubymac (Deerfield)	few	2.95	95	17.6	12.2	1.58	4 (3-5.5)	nice, ready for pick	[11]
9/9/2014	Lindamac (Deerfield)	few	3.0	85	17.4	12.5	1.46	4.1	nice, ready for pick	[12]
9/9/2014	Honeycrisp (Deerfield)	few	3.05	65	19.3	13.2	0.46	5.4	1st-pick ready for sure	[13]
9/9/2014	Brookfield Gala (Deerfield)	none	2.75	90	20.8	12.2	0.16	3.9	good background color, ready for 1st-pick for sure	[14]
9/9/2014	Gale(?) Gala	none	2.9	92	21.5	10.6	1.01	2.6	these are still pretty green, wait another 5-7 days	[15]
9/9/2014	Buckeye Gala	nil	2.9	95	20.2	10.8	0.49	3.8	background color developing, would like to see higher sugar, worthy of 1st pick
9/9/2014	Blondee	nil	3.0	NA	20	11.6	0.31	3.7 (2-7)	start pick any time, very nice quality	[16]

date	Cultivar	pre-harvest drop	fruit diameter inches	color % red	firmness lbs	soluble solids	starch index	DA Index	comments	Image
9/1/2014	Silken	none	2.9	0	18.6	12.3	2-3	0.24	needs another week	[17]
9/2/2014	Rubymac	none	3.0	95	18.2	11.2	3	1.67	look nice, color is way there but still tart-green, could use another week	[18]
9/2/2014	Lindamac	nil	2.95	80 stripey	16.4	10.7	3.5	1.82	green as grass, need another week	[19]
9/3/2014	Honeycrisp	none	3.3	55	16.6	11.1	3 (1.5-4.5)	0.91	needs another week at least	[20]
9/3/2014	Buckeye Gala	none	2.85	85	20.2	9.5	2.5 (1.5-3.5)	0.91	still green, needs another week at least	[21]

date	Cultivar	pre-harvest drop	fruit diameter inches	color % red	firmness lbs	soluble solids	starch index	comments	Image
8/25	Akane	nil	2.85	75	18.5	11.9	3.9	needs another week; significant stem and calyx russet	[22]
8/25	Minneiska	nil	2.95	65	17.3	12.8	3	a tart SweetTango right now, needs another week; some russet	[23]
8/25	Dandeered	significant	3.25	95	14.6	12.1	4	touch of watercore; kind of touchy in terms of drop/maturity, probably should have been already picked	[24]
8/25	Ginger Gold	none	3.25	0, hint red blush	19.6	12.4	2.9 (does not test well)	beginning peak Ginger Gold harvest; some signs of sun over-exposure; observed AMF on fruit while picking	[25]

date	Cultivar	pre-harvest drop	fruit diameter inches	color % red	firmness lbs	soluble solids	starch index	comments	Image
8/21	Zestar!	few	3.2	50	15.2	13.9	3.5 (barely)	ready for first pick	[26]
8/21	Sansa	nil	2.95	65 hint stripe	16.4	12.5	3.5 (2-4)	crew picking, not much background green; heavy crop affects eating quality	[27]
8/21	Ginger Gold	none	3.25	0-10 hint pink	20.5	12.4	2 (1-3)	not quite ready to pick	[28]
8/21	Paulared	few	3.3	50	15.4	11.2	3 solid	some watercore; tart apple	[29]
8/22	Paulared (Harvard, MA)	some	3.4	50	13.8	10.8	4 (3-6)	fairly sweet juice; 6/10 significant watercore