2005 Bud Stages -- UMass Cold Spring Orchard
May 23, 2005
Photos by J. Clements
McIntosh apple -- 100% petal fall, fruit set, but not much fruit growth from last week
Honeycrisp apple -- very late petal fall, good king bloom differentiation (3-5 mm)
Pear -- 5-8 mm
Sweet cherry -- depending on cultivar, very late petal-fall (Regina) to 8-10 mm (Chelan)
Redhaven peach -- mostly petal-fall, a few petals still hanging on