OrganicA - a resource for organic apple production: Bud Stages

2009 OrganicA Orchard Bud Stages
UVM Horticultural Research Center, South Burlington, VT

OrganicA Orchard 1 (Planted in 2006)

Date	Ginger Gold	Honeycrisp	Liberty	Macoun	Zestar!
4/01	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant
4/08	Silver Tip	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant	Silver Tip
4/14	Silver Tip	Late Dormant	Silver Tip	Silver Tip	Silver Tip
4/21	1/4 inch Green Tip	Green Tip	Green Tip	Green Tip	1/4 inch Green Tip
4/27	Early Tight Cluster	Half Inch Green	Early Tight Cluster	Half Inch Green	Early Tight Cluster
5/02	Pink	Pink	Pink	Open Cluster / Early Pink	Pink
5/07	King Bloom	Late Pink	First Blooms	Late Pink	King Bloom
5/11	Full Bloom	King Bloom	Full Bloom	King Bloom	Full Bloom
5/18	75% Petal Fall	Full Bloom	75% Petal Fall	25% Petal Fall	50% Petal Fall
5/25	Petal Fall	Petal Fall	Petal Fall	Petal Fall	Petal Fall

OrganicA Orchard 2 (Top-grafted in 2006)

Date	Ginger Gold	Honeycrisp	Liberty	Macoun	Zestar!
4/01	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant
4/08	Silver Tip	Dormant	Dormant	Dormant	Silver Tip
4/14	Silver Tip	Late Dormant	Late Dormant	Silver Tip	Silver Tip
4/21	1/4 inch Green Tip	Green Tip	Green Tip	Late Silver Tip	1/4 inch Green Tip
4/27	Early Tight Cluster	Half Inch Green	Early Tight Cluster	Half Inch Green	Early Tight Cluster
5/02	Pink	Open Cluster / Early Pink	Pink	Open Cluster / Early Pink	Pink
5/07	King Bloom	Late Pink	First Blooms	Late Pink	King Bloom
5/11	Full Bloom	King Bloom	Full Bloom	King Bloom	Full Bloom
5/18	50% Petal Fall	Full Bloom	75% Petal Fall	25% Petal Fall	50% Petal Fall
5/25	Petal Fall	Petal Fall	Petal Fall	Petal Fall	Petal Fall

click here to read criteria for determining bud stages