Main Content
| 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 | ||||||
| Belvidere | Honeycrisp with Retain | 2.8″ | 15.3% | 18.18 | 4.0 | 58.3% | Sweet, juicy | Close to Ready |  |
| Belvidere | Gala | 2.8″ | 9.2% | 21.85 | 6.5 | 55% | Starchy, | Close to Ready |  |
| Hackettstown | Autumn Crisp | 3.0″ | 12.5% | 16.52 | 4.8 | 73.3% | Tart, Juicy | Nearly ready to pick |  |
| Hackettstown | Fuji ‘Daybreak’ | 3.17″ | 12.0% | 15.5 | 4.75 | 43.3% | Sweet, Juicy | Ready |  |
| Hackettstown | Gala ‘Brookfield’ | 3.01″ | 13.5% | 17.27 | 8.0 | 85.8% | Sweet | Ready to pick |   |
| Hackettstown | Gala ‘Buckeye’ | 2.92″ | 11.9% | 19.61 | 6.5 | 91.6% | Sweet, Juicy | Ready to pick |  |
| Hackettstown | Honeycrisp ‘NAK59337’ | 3.17″ | 13.8% | 15.88 | 5.0 | 50.8% | Sweet, tart, juicy | Ready to pick |  |
| Hackettstown | McIntosh ‘Pioneer’ | 3.22″ | 31.8% | 18.54 | 4.3 | 54.1% | Tart, starchy | Not ready |  |
| Hackettstown | McIntosh ‘Ruby’ | 3.0″ | 13.2% | 18.22 | 4.3 | 83.3% | Tart, some starcy | Getting close |  |
| Pittstown | Blondee | 2.75″ | 12.25% | 28.95 | 1 | N/A | Tart, juicy, firm | Not ready |  |
| Pittstown | Gala ‘Buckeye’ | 2.83″ | 13.7% | 19.32 | 7.8 | 74.3% | Sweet, juicy | Ready to pick |  |
| Pittstown | Gala ‘Gale’ | 2.42″ | 15% | 19.59 | 3.0 | 73.33% | Sweet, firm, hint of starch | Getting close |  |
| East Brunswick | Gala ‘Royal’ | 2.67″ | 12.7% | 18.49 | 7.5 | 43.3% | Sweet, juicy, very slight starch | Very close to ready |  |
| East Brunswick | Fuji ‘Daybreak’ | 2.83″ | 13.9% | 16.18 | 6.4 | 46.6% | Sweet, slight starch | Very close to ready; within the week |  |
| East Brunswick | Mollies Delicious | 3.33″ | 13.7% | 16.31 | 5.9 | 59.1% | Some starch still | Getting close |  |
| Princeton | Fuji ‘Auvil’ | 2.67″ | 11.4% | 18.9 | 5.0 | 44.1% | Juicy, sweet, hint of starch | Getting close to ready |  |
| Princeton | Honeycrisp | 3.04″ | 12.0% | 17.0 | 4.8 | 52.5% | Juicy, crisp, ripe | Ready to spot pick |  |
| Princeton | Honeycrisp ‘Firestorm’ | 3.08″ | 14.0% | 18.3 | 8.6 | 36.0% | Flavorful, juicy | Ready to pick |  |
| Princeton | McIntosh ‘Ruby’ | 3.02″ | 13.7% | 12.26 | 7.6 | 80% | Sweet | Ready to pick |  |
| Princeton | Fuji ‘Rising Sun’ | 3.0″ | 13.7% | 16.29 | 4.4 | 35.8% | Sweet, firm, slightly starchy | Not ready to pick |  |