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, Morgan Cromwell
2007 Vermont Apple Bud Stages
2007 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 | Dormant | Dormant | Early Silver Tip |
| 4/07 | Dormant | Dormant | Dormant | Early Silver Tip |
| 4/15 | Dormant | Dormant | Dormant | Early Silver Tip |
| 4/23 | Silver Tip (4/21) Green Tip (4/23) |
Silver Tip(4/21) Green Tip (4/23) 1/4" Green Tip (4/25) |
Silver Tip (4/21) Green Tip (4/23) |
Green Tip (4/22) |
| 4/30 | Half Inch Green | HIG (4/28) | HIG | HIG (4/27) |
| 5/05 | Tight Cluster | Tight Cluster | Tight Cluster | Early Pink (5/4) Mid-Pink (5/7) |
| 5/10 | Pink | Pink | Pink | First Bloom |
| 5/14 | King Bloom | Pink (5/9) King Bloom (5/10) Full Bloom (5/13) |
Pink, few Kings open | Full Bloom (5/12) |
| 5/21 | 50% Petal Fall | 95% Petal Fall (5/20) | Full Bloom (5/19) | 95% Petal Fall (5/20) |
| 5/29 | 95% Petal Fall (5/26) | - | 95% Petal Fall (5/26) | - |
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Please send comments and suggestions to: lorraine.berkett@uvm.edu
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