The UVM Apple Program:
Extension and Research for the commercial tree fruit grower in Vermont and beyond...
The UVM Apple Team
Dr. Lorraine Berkett, Terence Bradshaw, Sarah Kingsley-Richards
2006 Vermont Apple Bud Stages
2006 Reports of Apple Bud Stage (McIntosh) for Selected Sites |
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| Date | UVM HRC
South Burlington Chittenden Co. Elev. 71 M |
Shoreham Addison Co. Elev. 107 M |
South Hero Grand Isle Co. Elev. 54M |
Dummerston Windham Co. Elev. 171 M |
| 4/01 | Dormant / Slight Swelling | Dormant Silver Tip (4/05) |
Dormant | Early Silver Tip |
| 4/10 | Silver Tip | . | Silver Tip | Green Tip (4/13) |
4/17 |
Green Tip (GT) 4/13 Half-Inch Green (HIG) 4/19 |
GT 4/13 HIG 4/19 |
GT 4/14 |
GT 4/13 1/4" GT 4/17 |
| 4/24 | Early Tight Cluster (TC) | TC 4/27 | HIG 4/19 | Early Tight Cluster (TC) |
| 5/01 | TC 4/27 | Pink 5/04 | TC | Pink 4/29 |
| 5/08 | Pink 5/05 King Bloom 5/08 Full Bloom 5/10 |
King Bloom 5/05 Full Bloom 5/06 |
Pink 5/06 First Bloom 5/11 |
King Bloom 5/06 Full Bloom 5/08 |
| 5/15 | Petal Fall 5/19 | Petal Fall (PF) 5/13 | Full Bloom 5/15 95% Petal Fall 5/19 100% Petal Fall 5/20 |
Petal Fall 5/19 |
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read criteria for determining bud stages
Please send comments and suggestions to: lorraine.berkett@uvm.edu
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