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Apple update: April 19

With the cooler temperatures, growth has been moving quite slowly this week. Regionally, growth stages are fairly spread out depending on cultivar and proximity to water:

• In Essex, Chatham-Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Norfolk, Brant and Niagara, most cultivars are at tight cluster. However, earliest regions are seeing some signs of pink.
• In Grey, most cultivars are green tip to half-inch green.
• In Durham, Northumberland and Quinte, most cultivars are at half-inch green with some in very early tight cluster.
• Further along the St. Lawrence and into the Ottawa Valley, apples are at green tip to half-inch green. | READ MORE