2010 OrganicA Orchard Bud Stages
UVM Horticultural Research Center, South Burlington, VT
OrganicA Orchard 1 (Planted in 2006)
|
Date
|
Ginger Gold
|
Honeycrisp
|
Liberty
|
Macoun
|
Zestar!
|
|
3/31 |
Dormant
|
Dormant
|
Dormant
|
Dormant
|
Dormant
|
|
4/03 |
Green Tip |
Silver Tip |
Green Tip |
Silver Tip | Green Tip |
| 4/05 |
1/2" Green Tip |
Green Tip |
1/4 " Green Tip |
Green Tip | 1/2" Green Tip |
| 4/12 |
Early Tight Cluster |
1/2" Green Tip |
1/2" Green Tip / Early Tight Cluster |
1/4" Green Tip | Early Tight Cluster |
| 4/19 |
Early Open Cluster |
Early Tight Cluster |
1/2" Green Tip / Early Tight Cluster |
Tight Cluster | Tight Cluster |
| 4/25 |
Pink |
Tight Cluster |
Open Cluster / Pink |
Tight Cluster | Pink |
| 5/02 |
Full Bloom |
20% Bloom |
Full Bloom |
10% Bloom | Full Bloom |
| 5/09 |
90% Petal Fall |
Full Bloom |
75% Petal Fall |
Full Bloom | 75% Petal Fall |
| 5/16 |
Petal Fall |
90% Petal Fall |
Petal Fall |
90% Petal Fall | Petal Fall |
OrganicA Orchard 2 (Top-grafted in 2006)
|
Date
|
Ginger Gold
|
Honeycrisp
|
Liberty
|
Macoun
|
Zestar!
|
|
3/31 |
Dormant
|
Dormant
|
Dormant
|
Dormant
|
Dormant
|
|
4/03 |
Green Tip |
Silver Tip |
Green Tip |
Silver Tip | Green Tip |
| 4/05 |
1/2" Green Tip |
Green Tip |
1/4 " Green Tip |
Green Tip | 1/2" Green Tip |
| 4/12 |
Early Tight Cluster |
1/2" Green Tip |
1/2" Green Tip / Early Tight Cluster |
1/2" Green Tip | Early Tight Cluster |
| 4/19 |
Tight Cluster |
Early Tight Cluster |
Tight Cluster |
1/2" Green Tip / Early Tight Cluster | Tight Cluster |
| 4/25 |
Pink |
Tight Cluster / Early Pink |
Pink |
Tight Cluster | Pink |
| 5/02 |
Full Bloom |
20% Bloom |
Full Bloom |
10% Bloom | Full Bloom |
| 5/09 |
90% Petal Fall |
Full Bloom |
75% Petal Fall |
Full Bloom | 75% Petal Fall |
| 5/16 |
Petal Fall |
75% Petal Fall |
Petal Fall |
75% Petal Fall | Petal Fall |