Empire

October 14, 2022

By Megan Muehlbauer • October 17, 2022

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Belvidere	Idared	3.1″	11.1%	14.6	5.8	91.7%	Juicy, slightly tart, floral	Ready to pick
Belvidere	Rome	2.9″	13.3	16.9	7.8	100%	Subtle sweetness, mild flavor, juicy	Ready to pick
Belvidere	Winesap Stayman	3.25″	10.8%	18.2	2.8	68.5%	Juicy, tart, slight starch	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Cameo ‘Cammi red’	3.1″	12.2%	15.8	6.3	80.8%	Juicy, sweet	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Empire ‘Royal’	3.0″	13.3%	14.7	7.2	86.7%	Juicy, sweet	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Idared	3.4″	12.1%	14.5	5.1	85%	Sweet and juicy	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Liberty	2.9″	15.5%	14.7	8.0	95%	Sweet	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Mutsu	3.4″	13.6%	18.8	6.2	N/A	Juicy, sweet	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Pink Lady (Cripps Pink)	2.7″	12.1%	24.6	1.3	47.5	Tart	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Suncrisp	3.3″	12.8%	17.4	4.6	N/A	Juicy, flavorful, tart	Ready to spot pick
Pittstown	Braeburn	2.7″	13.1%	24.1	3.8	74.2%	Juicy, some starch	Not ready
Pittstown	Pink Lady (Cripps Pink)	2.7″	12.0	22.8	1.5	.62.5%	Tart, dry, nice flavor	Not ready
East Brunswick	Cameo	2.9″	13.6%	19.6	6.2	36.6	Juicy, flavorful, crisp	Close to ready
East Brunswick	Evercrisp	3.1	14.1%	22.4	4.6	60.8	Hard, juicy, some starch	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Nittany	2.7″	13.7%	19.7	4.1	61	Sweet, juicy slight starch	Getting closer to Ready
East Brunswick	Winesap ‘snapp’	2.8″	12.9%	19.8	2.6	89.1	Juicy, crisp, slight starch	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Suncrisp	2.9″	15.4%	18.6	4.1	N/A	Juicy	Not Ready

October 7, 2022

By Rebecca Magron • October 11, 2022

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Belvidere	Golden Delicious	2.8″	12.4%	16.5	6.6	N/A	Crisp, juicy, sweet	Ready to Pick
Belvidere	Idared	2.9″	11.2%	16.4	5.08	82.5%	Juicy, sweet, dense	Close to ready
Belvidere	Winesap Stayman	3.0″	9.1%	18.7	1.9	55%	Starchy, juicy	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Cameo ‘Cammi Red’	3.1″	11.7%	17.0	3.7	64.1%	Some starch, juicy, crisp	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Cortland ‘Royal’	3.5″	13.1%	11.5	6.67	80.8%	Juicy, sweet, snappy, tart	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Empire ‘Royal’	2.9″	13.4%	16.9	5.5	92%	Crisp, juicy slight starch	Getting closer
Hackettstown	Jonathan ‘Ultra Red’	2.9″	16.0%	15.4	6.83	92.5%	Tart, juicy, flavorful	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Liberty	2.6″	15.2%	19.2	5.83	89.1%	Juicy, dense	Getting closer
Hackettstown	McIntosh ‘Acey’	2.8″	13.7%	15.3	5.33	83%	Crisp, juicy, flavorful	Ready this week
Hackettstown	Mutsu	3.5″	15%	18.9	4.4	N/A	Juicy, tart, starchy	Not ready
Hackettstown	Suncrisp	3.2″	13.0%	17.2	3.6	N/A	Juicy, flavorful, some starch	Getting closer to ready
Pittstown	Braeburn	2.7″	12.8%	23.4	3.67	72.5%	Crunchy, starchy, juicy	Not ready
Pittstown	Cameo ‘Claudine’	3.3″	13.9	16.4	4.42	.	Juicy, crisp very slight starch	Ready within the week
Pittstown	Macoun	2.7″	13.4%	16.6	3.6	77.5%	Juicy, flavorful	Ready to pick
Pittstown	Mutsu	3.3″	12.7%	18.6	1.6	N/A	Juicy, starch	Not ready
Pittstown	Suncrisp	3.1″	15.1%	18.7	3.8	N/A	Juicy, sweet	Ready for first spot pick
East Brunswick	Cortland ‘Royal’	3.2″	15.9%	14.2	6.0	65.8	Juicy, flavorful, sweet	Ready to pick
East Brunswick	Evercrisp	3.1	14.2%	22.9	2.8	63	Crunchy, juicy, hard	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Golden Delicious ‘Blushing’	2.8″	13.7%	19.3	4.8	N/A	Juicy, starchy, tart	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Nittany	2.8″	11.6%	19.1	2.3	71.6	Juicy	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Winesap ‘red’	3.0″	11.0%	18.0	1.8	57.5	Starchy, juicy	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Winesap ‘snapp’	3.0″	12.1%	21.7	1.2	70	Starchy, tart	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Suncrisp	2.9″	15.3%	18.4	4.0	N/A	Juicy, Tart, Dense	Not Ready
Princeton	Empire	2.8″	14.1%	15.7	6.8	79.1%	Juicy, crisp, sweet	Ready this week
Princeton	Fuji	2.8″	14.5%	17.6	4.3	34.2%	Juicy, some starch	Not Ready
Princeton	Fuji ‘Aztec’	3.1″	13.1%	16.8	6.2	78.3	Juicy, sweet	Ready to pick
Princeton	Golden Delicious	3.0″	15.7%	15.7	5.8	N/A	Juicy, sweet	Ready this week
Princeton	Golden Delicious ‘Ultra Gold’	2.9″	13.8%	15.2	6.8	N/A	Sweet, juicy	Ready to pick
Princeton	Jonathan	2.8″	13.9%	14.1	7.5	65.0	Tangy, tart, starchy	Close to ready
Princeton	Fuji ‘Aztec’	3.0″	13.6%	18.3	7.1	70.8%	Juicy, slight starch	Close to ready
Princeton	Liberty	2.9″	14.7%	19.4	5.7	70.8%	Tart, starchy	Not Ready
Princeton	Macoun	2.7″	12.6%	14.1	5.5	52%	Juicy, sweet	Very nearly ready
Princeton	Querina	3.0″	11.5%	16.5	7.3	77.5%	Juicy, crisp, sweet	Ready to Pick

September 30, 2022

By Megan Muehlbauer • October 3, 2022

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Belvidere	Golden Delicious	3.0″	13.7%	15.83	6.3	N/A	Crisp, juicy, starch	Very nearly ready
Belvidere	Jonagold	3.1″	14.3%	15.5	6.5	60%	Juicy, crispy	Ready in a couple of days
Belvidere	Pinova	2.9″	13.1%	12.8	7.5	66.6%	Crispy, juicy, sweet	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Cameo ‘Cammi Red’	3.4″	12.2%	16.0	4.0	71.6%	Starchy, juicy, tart	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Cortland ‘Royal’	3.3″	15%	15.5	4.5	72.5%	Tart, slightly starchy	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Empire ‘Royal’	3.0″	13.2%	17.8	5.3	94.2%	Crisp, tart, hard	Getting closer
Hackettstown	Golden Delicious ‘Gibson’	3.1″	15.3%	18.0	5.3	N/A	Crisp, sweet, well balanced flavor	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Golden Delicious ‘Ultra Gold’	3.3″	14.2%	15.6	4.3	N/A	Juicy, sweet	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Jonagold ‘DeCoster’	3.3″	13.7%	16.6	6.5	73.3%	Juicy, crisp, flavorful	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Jonathan ‘Ultra Red’	2.9″	15.2%	15.8	5.8	93.3%	Tart, mild starch	Near Ready
Hackettstown	Macoun	3.1″	13.2%	16.0	4.0	48.6%	Crispy, good texture	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	McIntosh ‘Acey’	3.1″	13.0%	14.3	4.3	78.3%	Crisp, juicy, slight starch	Very nearly ready
Hackettstown	Mutsu	3.3″	12.4%	19.8	3.2	N/A	Juicy, crispy starchy	Not ready
Pittstown	Macoun	3.3″	13.4%	16.4	4.3	81%	Juicy, sweet, crisp	Getting close to ready
East Brunswick	Cortland ‘Royal’	3.2″	17.1%	15.9	4.0	80.8	Starchy, Crisp	Not ready
East Brunswick	Empire	2.8″	11.7%	17.1	5.1	74.2%	Starchy, Tart	Getting closer ready
East Brunswick	Evercrisp	3.0	14.0%	24.4	1.7	70.8	Juicy, Starchy, hard	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Golden Delicious ‘Blushing’	2.8″	11.7%	19.4	3.7	N/A	Juicy, starchy	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Suncrisp	2.8″	14.4%	20.2	1.5	N/A	Tart, Starch	Not Ready
Princeton	Crimson Topaz	3.1″	13.2%	18.4	4.8	50.0%	Tart, Starch	Not Ready
Princeton	Empire	2.9″	12.9%	15.0	7.0	62.5%	Crispy	Nearly Ready
Princeton	Golden Delicious	2.8″	16.5%	17.3	4.3	N/A	Crisp, Juicy, slight starch	Getting closer to ready
Princeton	Golden Delicious ‘Ultra Gold’	2.8″	14.3%	16.5	5.3	N/A	Tart, juicy, slight starch	Not quite ready
Princeton	Jonathan	2.8″	13.9%	14.1	7.5	65.0	Tangy, tart, starchy	Close to ready
Princeton	Fuji ‘Aztec’	3.0″	13.6%	18.3	7.1	70.8%	Juicy, slight starch	Close to ready
Princeton	Liberty	2.9″	14.7%	19.4	5.7	70.8%	Tart, starchy	Not Ready
Princeton	Macoun	2.7″	12.6%	14.1	5.5	52%	Juicy, sweet	Very nearly ready
Princeton	Querina	3.0″	11.5%	16.5	7.3	77.5%	Juicy, crisp, sweet	Ready to Pick

September 23, 2022

By Rebecca Magron • September 26, 2022

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Belvidere	Empire	2.8″	12.4%	17.17	3.1	90%	Juicy, flavorful, crisp, starch	Nearing Ready
Belvidere	Golden Delicious	2.9″	11.7%	18.3	4.0	N/A	Juicy, starch	Not Ready
Belvidere	Spartan	2.5″	13.7%	19.89	3.6	81.6%	Sweet, Crisp, Juicy	Not Ready
Belvidere	Spartan Retain	2.7″	14.5%	15.8	5.5	80%	Juicy, flavorful, slight starch	Near Ready
Hackettstown	Cameo ‘Cammi Red’	3.0″	11.4%	18.3	2.3	75.8%	Very juicy, tart, flavorful, starch	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Cortland ‘Royal Cort’	3.3″	12.6%	13.1	4.5	68.2	Tart, starch	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Empire ‘Royal’	3.0″	13.4%	18.4	3.7	84.2%	Juicy, crisp slight starch	Getting closer
Hackettstown	Golden Delicious ‘Gibson’	3.2″	13.1%	16.3	5.3	N/A	Juicy, starch, flavor coming	Not ready
Hackettstown	Golden Delicious ‘Ultra Gold’	3.1″	12.2%	16.8	4.6	N/A	Tart and starch	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Jonagold ‘DeCoster’	3.3″	13.7%	16.6	6.5	73.3%	Juicy, crisp, flavorful	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Jonathan ‘Ultra Red’	3.0″	12.6%	15.7	6.0	88.3%	Tart, starch	Not quite ready
Hackettstown	Macoun	2.9″	12.1%	17.3	5.5	63.3%	Juicy, flavorful, slight starch	Nearly ready to pick
Hackettstown	Mutsu	3.4″	9.6%	18.5	3.0	N/A	Crunchy, starch	Not ready
Pittstown	Empire ‘Thome’	2.6″	12.7%	18.1	2.6	85%	Juicy, crisp, slight starch	Not ready
Pittstown	Golden Delicious ‘Gibson Golden’	3.2″	16.0%	17.2	4.8	N/A	Juicy, flavorful, tangy	Almost ready
Pittstown	Jonathan	2.8″	13.7%	16.9	5.6	95.8%	Juicy, tart	Ready to pick
Pittstown	Macoun	2.5″	13.0%	19.3	2.8	51.7%	Crisp, juicy	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Cortland ‘Royal’	3.3″	13.5%	16.5	2.1	64.2	Tart, juicy, starch	Not ready
East Brunswick	Empire	2.8″	12.7%	17.9	4.3	60.0%	Juicy, crisp, starchy	Not ready
East Brunswick	Golden Delicious ‘Ultra’	3.1″	13.5%	15.6	5.7	N/A	Tart, juicy, slight starch	Ready to pick within the week
East Brunswick	Jonagold	3.2″	12.3%	16.8	6.5	59.1	Juicy, flavorful	Ready to pick within the week
Princeton	Cortland	3.0″	10.9%	16.0	3.1	69.2%	Juicy, flavorful	Getting closer to ready
Princeton	Crimson Crisp	2.5″	12.2%	22.1	7.5	65.3	Juicy, crisp	Ready to pick
Princeton	Empire	2.5″	10.3%	20.2	2.2	68.3%	Juicy, starchy	Not ready
Princeton	Golden Delicious	2.8″	14.1%	17.6	3.7	N/A	Juicy, sweet	Getting closer to ready
Princeton	Golden Delicious ‘Ultra Gold’	2.8″	15.1%	17.4	4.7	N/A	Very juicy, sweet, slight starch	Not quite ready
Princeton	Jonathan	2.8″	11.9%	15.5	5.7	75.0	Juicy, tart, slight starch	Getting closer to ready
Princeton	Macoun	2.7″	11.3%	16.2	4.2	72.5	Juicy, starch	Getting closer to ready
Princeton	Red Delicious ‘Oregon Spur’	2.9″	13.0%	15.8	5.1	71.6	Juicy, sweet	Ready to pick

October 1, 2021

By Andrea Martinez • October 3, 2021

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Blairstown	Pinova	3.23″	11.1%	10.48	7.7	35%	Crisp, good flavor	Ready to pick
Blairstown	Jonagold	3.78″	9.1%	11.7	7	70%	Crisp, juicy, good flavor	Just about Ready to pick
Blairstown	Golden Delicious	3.25″	11.2%	12.55	5.5	10%	Crisp, tart and slightly sweet	Ready to pick
Blairstown	Idared	3.51″	10.4%	11.26	2.5	65%	Tart and starchy	Needs a few more weeks
Hackettstown	Jonagold	3.84″	10.2%	11.58	7.33	75%	Crisp, sweet and tart	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Suncrisp	3.49″	6.5%	13.5	4	35%	Crisp, tart, some starch	Needs another week or two
Hackettstown	Cortland	3.43″	14.2%	12.86	4	90%	Crisp, tart	Ready to pick
Hackettstown	Mutsu	4.03″	10.8%	14.78	3.5	37%	Crisp, tart, still some starch	Ready to pick at the end of the week
Hackettstown	Idared	3.93″	6.8%	11.57	3	85%	Very starchy, not ready	Needs another week.
Hackettstown	Liberty	3.3″	11.7%	16.61	4	95%	Crisp, juicy, and very tart	Needs another week.
Hackettstown	Cameo	3.38″	9.7%	13.2	3.5	95%	Crisp, mild flavor, juicy	Needs another week
Hackettstown	Acey McIntosh	3.41″	10%	11.8	3.75	95%	Juicy, tart	Needs another week
Hackettstown	Jonaprince	3.89″	10.9%	10.79	6	90%	Crisp, tart, and juicy	Ready to pick
Pittstown	Golden Delicious	N/A		14.2	5.8			Pick at the end of this week
Pittstown	Mutsu	N/A		19.6	2.5			Needs another week or two
Pittstown	Suncrisp	N/A		19.7	3.8			Needs another week
Pittstown	Cameo	N/A		15.9	4			Pick at the end of this week
East Brunswick	Blushing Golden Delicious	3.1″	11.2%	16.9	3.8	30%	Floral, a bit tart, starchy	Needs another week
East Brunswick	Empire	2.83″	11%	13.8	5.7	75%	Sweet and slightly tart	Ready to pick
East Brunswick	Cameo	3.27″	9.4%	13.4	3.5	80%	A bit starchy	Needs another week or two
East Brunswick	Evercrisp	3.38″	12.8%	20.3	3.17	80%	Sweet, slightly starchy	Needs another week or two
East Brunswick	Suncrisp	3.13″	11.4%	16.7	2.7	40%	Mild, slightly tart, starchy	Needs another week or two
East Brunswick	Ultra Red Delicious	3.22″	9.8%	12.3	6.67	80%	Mild	Ready to pick
Princeton	Liberty	2.88″	11.9%	17.4	3	85%	Crisp, tart	Needs another week or two
Princeton	Fuji	3.14″	11.8%	14.36	4.33	35%	Sweet, slightly starchy	Needs another week
Princeton	Crimson Topaz	3.17″	11%	14.5	5.67	70%		Pick at end of the week
Princeton	Cameo	3.22″	10.2%	14.33	4.17	75%	Floral, somewhat starchy	Needs another week
Princeton	Oregon Spur Red Delicious	3.25″	11%	12.56	7.8	80%	Mild and sweet	Ready to pick

September 23, 2021

By Beth Wheelan • September 23, 2021

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Ripeness in Surface Color (%)	Tasting Notes	Comments
Hackettstown	Acey McIntosh	3.4	10.5	13.2	3.75	80	Crunchy, starchy	Sugars are increasing, needs another week or two
Hackettstown	Liberty	3.3	10.2	19.15	3	80	Crunchy, starchy, sweet	Not ready needs another couple weeks
Hackettstown	Golden Delicious (Ultra)	3.17	10	14.2	6.08	35	Crucnhy, sweet	Ready to begin to pick, could hang longer for more sugar
Hackettstown	Jonaprince	3.8	7.8	13.15	6.5	80	Some crunch, tart, slightly sweet	Needs another week or two
Hackettstown	Cortland	3.8	12.3	14.2	3.5	90	Sweet but starchy	Needs another week or two
Hackettstown	Empire	3.42	10.5	14.1	5.5	90	Crunchy, starchy and sweet	Needs another week
Hackettstown	Macoun	3.31	10	14.7	4.5	77	Crunchy, tart and sweet	Still needs another week
Blairstown	Fuji +NAA	2.68	11	13.6	7.5	75	Crunchy, flavorful	Ready to begin to harvest
Blairstown	Spartan +NAA	3.26	10.4	13.78	5.3	77	Crunchy, tart and sweet	Needs another couple days to a week
Blairstown	Jonagold +NAA	3.87	10.1	14.12	5.67	40	Crunchy, flavorful	Close, needs a couple more days
Blairstown	Empire +NAA	3.02	11.8	15.62	5.67	77	Flavorful	Close, needs a few more days
Blairstown	Golden Delicious	3.08	10.7	14.7	4.5	35	Crisp and tart	Close, needs another week
Pittstown	Ambrosia	2.89	9.9	17.45	3.5	35	Starchy; mild flavor	Needs another week to sweeten up
Pittstown	Thome Empire	2.95	9.5	16	4	70	Crisp, sweet and tart; juicy; some starch	Needs another week to sweeten up
Pittstown	Johnathan	2.95	10.9	14.1	4.1	100	Sweet and tart; very juicy; some starch	Needs just a few more days.
Pittstown	Gibson Golden Delicious	3.18	13	14.43	4.5	35	Sweet and tart; juicy; starchy	Needs a few more days to sweeten up.
East Brunswick	Empire	2.91	10.4	15.25	5.7	77	Slightly sweet and tart; still some starch;	Getting close to ready, a few more days.
East Brunswick	Ultra Red Red Delicious	3.11	9.1	12.84	7.7	85	Slightly sweet; dense;	Getting close to ready, another day or two.
East Brunswick	Royal Courtland	3.3	12	13.59	3.5	85	Balanced tart/sweet; good texture	Ready to pick
East Brunswick	Crimson Crisp	3.07	13.1	18.05	6	90	Slightly sweet and tart; Crisp;	Ready to pick
Princeton	Empire	3	10.5	13.61	5	77	Crisp, sweet and tart;	Ready to pick
Princeton	Liberty	2	11.2	17.71	3.75	90	Sweet, very flavorful; starchy;	Needs another week
Princeton	Crimson Crisp	2	11	17.9	7	85	Sweet; crisp	Ready to pick
Princeton	Oregon Spur Red Delicious	3	10.8	14.71	5.66	90	Crisp; dense texture; Starchy	Needs another week to sweeten up
Princeton	Jonathan	3	11	12.77	6.5	80	Crisp and tart;	Ready to pick

September 17, 2021

By Andrea Martinez • September 20, 2021

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
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

September 10, 2021

By Andrea Martinez • September 11, 2021

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