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| Location | Variety | Fruit Diameter (in) | Soluble Solids (% Sugar) | Pressure (lbs) | Starch Rating | Percentage of Red in Surface Color | Tasting Notes | Comments | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum: | 12-14% SSC | 13-15 lbs | 6-7 | ||||||
| Blairstown | Empire | 3.01 | 10.8 | 15.93 | 3 | 80 | Crisp, tart | Not quite ready to pick |   |
| Blairstown | Spartan | 3.23 | 10 | 13.02 | 3 | 80 | Tart, a bit sweet | Not quite ready to pick |  |
| Hackettstown | Acey McIntosh | 3.1 | 9.2 | 14.94 | 1.67 | 75 | Crisp, starchy | Not ready |  |
| Hackettstown | Daybreak Fuji | 3.42 | 11.2 | 12.55 | 6.33 | 70 | Crisp, sweet, flavorful | Ready to pick |  |
| Hackettstown | Honeycrisp + Retain | 3.53 | 10.5 | 12.49 | 7.5 | 65 | Crisp, sweet | Ready to pick red fruit |  |
| Hackettstown | Jonathon | 3.26 | 11 | 14.13 | 5 | 85 | Tart, flavorful | Needs just a couple more days |  |
| Hackettstown | Liberty | 3.25 | 10 | 19.41 | 1.5 | 70 | Very Tart | Not yet ready |  |
| Hackettstown | Pioneer McIntosh | 3.3″ | 11.5 | 12.8 | 5.17 | 75 | Crisp, tart | Ready to pick |  |
| Hackettstown | Ruby McIntosh | 3.4 | 11 | 12.93 | 6 | 95 | Crisp, sweet and tart, flavorful | Ready to pick |  |
| Pittstown | Jonathan | 2.3 | 10.2 | 16.1 | 1 | 93 | Not ready to pick |  | |
| Pittstown | Rising Sun Fuji | 2.4 | 9.5 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 26 | Needs another week |  | |
| Pittstown | Rogers Red McIntosh | 3 | 11 | 14.6 | 4.8 | 20 | Ready to pick in a few days |  | |
| Pittstown | Ruby McIntosh | 2.8 | 10 | 14.8 | 5.1 | 88 | Ready to Pick |  | |
| Pittstown | Snappy McIntosh | 2.8 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 6.4 | 35 | Ready to Pick |  | |
| East Brunswick | Royal Court Cortland | 2.9 | 10 | 15.75 | 2 | 80 | Tart | Not ready |  |
| East Brunswick | Superchief Red Delicious | 2.95 | 9.6 | 14.47 | 4.8 | 76 | Still starchy | Needs another week |  |
| East Brunswick | Ultra Red Delicious | 3.1 | 9.3 | 14.77 | 5 | 66 | Still starchy | Needs another week |  |
| East Brunswick | Ultra Red Jonathan | 2.9 | 11 | 14.2 | 5.17 | 75 | Crisp, tart, sweet | Ready to spot pick |  |
| Princeton | Auvil Fuji | 3.01 | 10.8 | 12.56 | 6.67 | 55 | Sweet, refreshing, floral | Ready to pick |  |
| Princeton | Rising Sun Fuji | 3.15 | 12.9 | 12.32 | 6.83 | 50 | Very sweet | Ready to pick |  |
| Princeton | Cortland | 3.36 | 11.6 | 16.47 | 2 | 65 | Crisp, somewhat tart, starchy | Not ready, needs another week. |  |
| Princeton | Jonathan | 2.87 | 10 | 15.68 | 4.33 | 75 | Crisp, tart | Nearly ready, one more week |  |
| Princeton | Liberty | 2.9 | 10.5 | 19.62 | 2 | 70 | Tart, starchy | Not ready |  |
| Princeton | Oregon Spur Red Delicious | 3.07 | 9 | 16.29 | 3.5 | 60 | Starchy | Not ready, needs another week. |  |
| Princeton | Top Red Red Delicious | 3.13 | 9.5 | 16.22 | 2.8 | 75 | Tart, starchy | Not ready, needs another week. |  |
| Princeton | Ruby McIntosh +Retain | 3.08 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 90 | Crisp, sweet, tart | Ready to pick |  |