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Ripe Gala Apples
2005 Predicted Apple Harvest Dates in Michigan

 

Table 1. 2005 predicted peak harvest dates.

Full bloom date

Predicted harvest date

Station

McIntosh

Jons

Reds

McIntosh

Jons

Reds

Observer

SWMREC

5-2

5-5

5-6

9-4

9-20

9-26

Shane

Deerfield

5-8

5-9

5-10

9-8

9-27

10-4

Tritten

Flint

5-8

5-9

5-10

9-9

9-28

10-5

Tritten

Peach Ridge

5-7

5-8

5-9

9-8

9-25

10-2

Schwallier

Ludington

5-8

5-10

5-11

9-10

9-30

10-8

Danilovich

NWMHRS

5-20

5-22

5-23

9-14

10-6

10-13

Nugent

Table 2. 2005 predicted peak harvest dates compared to normal and last year.

Days ahead of normal

Days behind of last year

Station

Macs

Jons

Reds

Macs

Jons

Reds

SWMREC

3

1

4

5

5

3

Deerfield

0

-3

-4

7

10

10

Flint

1

-3

-3

6

7

8

Peach Ridge

4

3

3

2

0

1

Ludington

6

5

0

2

-2

3

NWMHRS

6

3

2

6

-3

2

  Table 3. Normal peak harvest dates for varieties for the Grand Rapids area.

Variety

Normal

2005 predicted

Paulared

8-24

8-20

Gingergold

9-2

8-27

Gala

9-10

9-5

McIntosh

9-15

9-8

Honeycrisp

9-18

9-13

Empire

9-20

9-16

Jonathan

9-28

9-25

Jonagold

9-28

9-25

Golden Delicious

10-2

9-29

Red Delicious

10-5

10-2

Idared

10-10

10-6

Rome

10-15

10-12

Fuji

10-25

10-22

Braeburn

10-25

10-22

Goldrush

11-1

10-28


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Posted: August 16, 2005