This will be a big week for local operations to stay on schedule and avoid over-maturity in coming weeks.įruit quality continues to be excellent color, firmness and brix have been ideal so far this season. The maturity window of several prominent varieties has been compressed this season due to the long wait for varieties we are used to picking in the first half of September. Empires are still about a week or more out, as are Golden Delicious. Jonathan harvest is underway or complete. Processing apple harvest kicked off in earnest with McIntosh last week, and most Macs are already gone. Growers will need to prioritize both varieties to get through before fruits move towards over maturity. Some sites are much further along than they appear, as background color on mature Honeycrisp seems to be trending towards the greener side this year at many locations. Honeycrisp is also mature throughout the region and appears to be moving very quickly this year. The variety is moving quickly, so many orchards will be picked clean by this time next week. ![]() Growers started getting into this variety late last week and will continue to pick in earnest for several days.
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