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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 + NAA | 2.77 | 11.2 | 17 | 3.57 | 60 | Crisp, tart | Still needs another week |  |
| Blairstown | Fuji + NAA | 2.63 | 10 | 14.2 | 5.67 | 55 | Ready to pick |  | |
| Blairstown | Golden Delicious + NAA | 3.18 | 10 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 10 | Crisp, tart | Needs another week or two |  |
| Blairstown | Jonagold + NAA | 3.58 | 10.1 | 14.6 | 4.58 | 45 | Crisp, tart | Ready to pick |  |
| Blairstown | Spartan + NAA | 3.18 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 3.75 | 80 | Crisp, tart | Needs another week or two |  |
| Hackettstown | Acey McIntosh | 3.27 | 9.2 | 14.5 | 2 | 75 | Crisp, starchy, tart | Needs a little more time |   |
| Hackettstown | Cortland | 3.65 | 9.2 | 14.5 | 1 | 80 | Starchy, tart | Not yet ready |  |
| Hackettstown | Golden Delicious | 3.27 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 4 | 37 | Crisp, slightly sweet | Close to being ready |  |
| Hackettstown | Jonagold | 3.65 | 11 | 14.9 | 5.16 | 85 | Crisp, sweet and tart | Ready to pick |  |
| Hackettstown | Jonaprince | 3.8 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 80 | Crisp, tart | Nearly ready to pick |  |
| Hackettstown | Liberty | 3.41 | 10.1 | 18.9 | 2 | 77 | Starchy, very tart | Needs a week or two |  |
| Hackettstown | Macoun | 3.2 | 10.7 | 15.52 | 3.9 | 65 | Starchy, tart | Needs a few more days |  |
| Hackettstown | Snow Sweet | 3.31 | 11.8 | 15.9 | 7.7 | 65 | Crisp, sweet | Ready to pick |  |
| Pittstown | Ambrosia | 2.97 | 10.3 | 15.8 | 2.2 | 20% | Sweet and floral but a little starchy | Close, needs a few more days |  |
| Pittstown | Jonathan | 2.93 | 11.2 | 14.2 | 3.8 | 90 | Tart and starchy | Needs a week or two, getting close |  |
| Pittstown | Macoun | 2.8 | 12.4 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 45 | Crisp, good texture, juicy and sweet | Ready to pick |  |
| Pittstown | Rising Sun Fuji | 3.1 | 12 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 65 | Sweet and refreshing, crispy and juicy | Ready to pick |  |
| East Brunswick | Crimson Crisp | 3 | 13.2 | 20.39 | 5.67 | 95 | Very crisp, sweet, quite tart | Needs one more week to sweeten up |  |
| East Brunswick | Empire | 2.92 | 10.6 | 15.09 | 5.33 | 65 | A bit tart | Nearly ready to spot pick (starch index inconsistant) |  |
| East Brunswick | Jonagold | 3.14 | 11.5 | 15.25 | 7 | 77 | Crisp, sweet and tangy | Ready to pick |  |
| East Brunswick | Macoun | 3.17 | 9.2 | 13.37 | 7 | 90 | Mild sweet and tart Flavors | Ready to pick |  |
| East Brunswick | Royal Court Cortland | 3.28 | 12.1 | 15.62 | 1 | 75 | Very tart | Not ready |  |
| East Brunswick | Superchief Red Delicious | 3.22 | 10.3 | 14.48 | 6 | 85 | Mild and sweet | Ready to spot pick (starch index inconsistant) |  |
| East Brunswick | Ultra Golden Delicious | 2.98 | 9.8 | 14.56 | 6 | N/A | Mild,sweet, floral | Ready to pick |  |
| East Brunswick | Ultra Red Delicious | 3.11 | 9.3 | 14.02 | 4.33 | 85 | Still a bit starchy | Not quite ready |  |
| Princeton | Cortland | 3.39 | 11 | 15.78 | 2 | 50 | Very tart, starchy | Not ready |  |
| Princeton | Crimson Crisp | 2.98 | 10 | 19.13 | 7 | 80 | Crisp, sweet, quite tart | Nearly ready, needs a few more cool nights to sweeten up |  |
| Princeton | Empire | 3.07 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 3.17 | 65 | Very tart, starchy | Not ready |  |
| Princeton | Jonathan | 2.98 | 10.9 | 13.99 | 5 | 50 | Tangy/tart | Almost ready |  |
| Princeton | Liberty | 2.97 | 10.4 | 18.53 | 2.17 | 90 | Starchy and tart | Not ready |  |
| Princeton | Macoun | 3.1 | 10.3 | 14.93 | 4.33 | 40 | Sweet, floral | Ready to begin to pick |  |
| Princeton | Oregon Spur Red Delicious | 3.17 | 10 | 15.38 | 4 | 80 | Mild, still a little starchy | Needs one more week |  |
| Princeton | Top Red Red Delicious | 3.26 | 11 | 14.88 | 4.5 | 90 | Mild, sweet | Ready to pick |  |
| Princeton | Ultra Golden Delicious | 3.14 | 11.3 | 14.27 | 4 | 0 | Crisp and sweet | Ready to pick |  |