Facts for Fancy Fruit A newsletter for commercial and advanced amateur fruit growers

Nectarine


May 9, 2019 A few days of pretty warm temperatures (around 80 degrees) have pushed growth of fruitlets. Peaches and nectarines are at least thumb-size and the apple king fruit range from 11-14 mm. Sweet cherries look to be on target for harvest in about two weeks. Engelbrecht’s Countryside Orchard


April 23 Conditions – Engelbrecht’s Countryside Orchard, Evansville Recent warm weather has spurred a lot of growth. Peaches and nectarines currently range from petal fall to shuck split (depending upon variety), and sweet cherries are setting fruit. Apples are in full bloom and the pollinators are busy.