Fuji

September 2, 2022

By Rebecca Magron • September 6, 2022

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

August 26, 2022

By Rebecca Magron • August 27, 2022

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
*Optimum*:			12-14% SSC	13-15 lbs	*6-7*
Belvidere	Honeycrisp	3.0″	10.7%	17.1	4.8	32.5%	Tart Starch, juicy	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Autumn Crisp	3.1″	11.8%	17.0	2	37%	Sharp, Starchy and Tart	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Gala ‘Brookfield’	3.2″	10.8%	19.3	6.5	84.2%	Hint of starchy, sweet, juicy	Getting closer
Hackettstown	Gala ‘Buckeye’	3.1″	9.5%	20.0	3	81%	Starchy, sweetness coming through, juicy	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Honeycrisp	4.0″	11.4%	17.1	1.5	49%	Starchy and Tart	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Ruby Mac	3.1″	12.2%	16.5	3.8	73.3%	Starchy, softer, juicy and flavorful	Not Ready
East Brunswick	Fuji ‘Day Break’	3.0″	10.2%	16.8	1.6	40%	Starchy, Tart	Not Ready
Princeton	Honeycrisp	3.4″	9.1%	17.6	7	33%	Starchy, Tart, Juicy	Not Ready
Princeton	Honeycrisp ‘Firestorm’	3.1″	13.4%	16.0	5	45%	Starch, Sweet	Getting closer to ready

October 29, 2021

By Megan Muehlbauer • October 31, 2021

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Hackettstown	Brak City Fuji	3.4″	12%	12.2	7.2	60%	Sweet	Ready to Pick
Hackettstown	Granny Smith	3.5″	11.3%	13.5	4.3	20%	Tart and a Little Starchy	Needs a Few More Days
Pittstown	Gold Rush	3.3″	13.2%	15.6	4.2	10%	Tart and Sweet	Needs Another Week
Pittstown	Granny Smith	3.1″	12.3%	14.2	4	5%	Crisp and Tart, Somewhat Sweet	Needs a Few More Days
Pittstown	Pink Lady (Cripps Pink)	3.1″	9.5%	15.4	6	60%	Sweet and Tart	Needs Another Week
Princeton	Stayman-Winesap	3.3″	10.9%	15	2.3	70%	Tart and Starchy	Needs Another Week or Two
Princeton	Granny Smith (Older Trees)	2.9″	10.7%	14	4.1	10%	Mildly Tart	Needs Another Week or Two
Princeton	Granny Smith (Younger Trees)	3″	9.5%	13.2	3.7	5%	Very Tart, Starchy	Needs Another Week or Two
Princeton	Pink Lady (Cripps Pink)	2.75″	10.9%	15.7	3.8	40%	Slightly Sweet	Needs Another Week or Two

October 22, 2021

By Rebecca Magron • October 25, 2021

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
*Optimum*:			12-14% SSC	13-15 lbs	*6-7*
Blairstown	Idared	3.6″	11%	10.37	5	65%	Crisp, sweet, and a little tart	Ready to Pick
Blairstown	Rome	3.23″	11%	11.32	6	70%	Crisp, sweet	Ready to Pick
Pittstown	Aztec Fuji	3.18″	11.5%	11.5	7	80%	Sweet and crunchy	Ready to Pick
Pittstown	Enterprise	3.31″	11.3%	12.1	5	85%	Mildly tart	Nearly Ready to Pick
East Brunswick	Cameo	3.21″	10.6%	12.3	6.5	65%	Sweet and refreshing	Ready to Pick
East Brunswick	Stayman-Winesap	2.88″	9%	13.65	3	75%	Mildly tart, watery	Not Ready
Princeton	Stayman-Winesap	3.17″	11.3%	15.55	3.3	75%	Sweet and tart, still slightly starchy	Not Ready

October 15, 2021

By Andrea Martinez • October 15, 2021

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Blairstown	Idared	3.49″	11%	11.96	4.75	80%	Slightly sweet, floral	Ready to Pick
Blairstown	Rome	3.39″	11%	13.24	3.75	75%	Tart	Nearly Ready to Pick
Blairstown	Golden Delicious	3.23″	11.2%	12.39	5.8	20%	Hint of sweetness	Ready to Pick
Blairstown	Mutsu	3.25	9.5%	14.15	3.5	0	Bitter	Nearly Ready to Pick
Hackettstown	Liberty	3.49″	13.1%	13.68	6.75	95%	Sweet	Ready to Pick
Hackettstown	Stayman	3.6″	11%	14.95	2.5	95%	Tart	Nearly Ready to Pick
Hackettstown	Suncrisp	3.75″	11.5%	14.55	5	85%	Very flavorful	Ready to Pick
Pittstown	Braeburn	3″	12.6	15.95	6.3	95%	Sweet, tangy, hints of honey	Ready to Pick
East Brunswick	Cameo	3.16″	10.1%	13.46	5	80%	Mild, tart, slightly starchy	Needs another week
East Brunswick	Nittany	2.89″	11.9%	18.18	4	75%	Sweet, Nutty	Ready to spot pick
East Brunswick	Stayman Winesap	3.01 “	9.3%	15.39	1.5	85%	Starchy	Not Ready
Princeton	Cameo	3.3	11%	14	6.2	80%	Sweet and tart, hint of pear flavor	Ready to Pick
Princeton	Fuji	2.93	10.5%	13.45	6.2	40%	Sweet, refreshing	Ready to Pick
Princeton	Stayman-Winesap	3.36″	10.2%	17.2	1.33	70%	Tart, starchy	Not Ready

October 7, 2021

By Rebecca Magron • October 11, 2021

Location	Variety	Fruit Diameter (in)	Soluble Solids (% Sugar)	Pressure (lbs)	Starch Rating	Percentage of Red in Surface Color	Tasting Notes	Comments
Blairstown	Idared	2″	10.9%	12.92	3.75	45%	Tart, juicy, pressure down; not ready	Not Ready
Blairstown	Rome	3.55″	10.4%	12.9	3	45%	tart with flavor starting	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Acey MacIntosh	3.6″	9%	12.7	5.5	95%	Crisp, pleasant flavor	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Cameo	3.2″	9.5%	14.2	5	90%	Some starch	Needs another few days to a week
Hackettstown	Idared	3.87″	9.7%	11.95	3.5	70%	Flavorful	Not Ready
Hackettstown	Liberty	3.47″	11.5%	14.46	4	90%	Tart, juicy, starch	At least another week
Hackettstown	Mutsu	3.66″	9.1%	13.5	5	10%	Crisp, mildly tart	Needs another week
Hackettstown	Stayman	3.26″	9%	14.83	2	90%	Starch, flavor not developed	Not ready
Hackettstown	Suncrisp	3.37″	10.7%	15	4	40%	Tart, juicy, nice texture; flavor undeveloped	Not ready
Pittstown	Idared	3.94″	12.1%	12.73	4	85%	Tart	Needs another week
Pittstown	Mutsu	3.44″	12%	16.84	4	35%	Juicy, Starch; Flavor starting to come through	Not Ready
Pittstown	Suncrisp	2.38″	9.9	18.43	5.5	50%	Starch, very little flavor	Not ready
East Brunswick	Blushing Golden Delicious	3″	11	17.3	5.5	10%	Firm, balanced flavor, sweet and tangy	Ready to Pick
East Brunswick	Cameo	3″	9.4%	13.46	4.17	90%	Mild, high water content	Needs another week
East Brunswick	Evercrisp	3″	13%	21.1	5	65%	Firm, sweet, tart, refreshing acidity	Ready to Pick
East Brunswick	Nittany	3″	11.4%	16.8	1.7	85%	Firm and somewhat tart	Not ready
East Brunswick	Stayman Winesap	3 “	8.8%	15.2	2	95%	Tart and starcy	Needs another week or two
East Brunswick	Suncrisp	3 “	11.9%	15.85	4.5	30%	Tangy, juicy and sweet	Ready to pick in a few days
Princeton	Cameo	3.34	10.2%	13.8	5.5	65%	Mild, floral, slightly tart	Needs another week
Princeton	Fuji	2.96	11%	14.56	4.7	35%	Sweet, refreshing	Spot pick; starch inconsistent
Princeton	Liberty	2.9″	12%	16.22	4.5	80%	Crisp, tart and sweet	Ready to Pick in a Few Days
Princeton	Querina	2.82″	12%	15.3	6.8	95%	Sweet	Ready to Pick
Princeton	Stayman-Winesap	3.29″	11%	16.16	1.7	75%	Tart, starchy	Needs Another Week or Two

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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