When to Pick Apple Varieties

Beginning with Honeycrisp and ending with Granny Smith, here are the approximate dates to begin picking.  You can continue picking for a few weeks:

McINTOSH (marked white)    1st week in Sept.

HONEYCRISP                              “

GALA                                              “

CORTLAND                  2nd week in Sept.

FUJI                                3rd week in Sept.

JONAGOLD                                “

EMPIRE                           end of Sept.

MACOUN                                   “

GOLDEN DELICIOUS             “

MUTSU (Crispin)                      “

DELICIOUS                        early Oct.

GRANNY SMITH              mid Oct.

Rows without a variety color are marked with a sign.