PotterWatch
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I have never had an apple tree before and I have no idea when I can pick my apples. I have no idea what kind it is since my husband bought it and the tag is gone. So how do I tell when the apples are ready to be picked?
When can I pick my apples?
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Greenthumb18
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Nice apples 
, i have a tree with similar apples like yours i'll have to post pictures sometime.
To tell when its ripe, you have to grab the apple in the palm of your hand and try to twist it off the tree if its ripe it will just break off, but if not then its not ready. Yours definely arent ripe just by looking at them.
, i have a tree with similar apples like yours i'll have to post pictures sometime.To tell when its ripe, you have to grab the apple in the palm of your hand and try to twist it off the tree if its ripe it will just break off, but if not then its not ready. Yours definely arent ripe just by looking at them.
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PotterWatch
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Thanks! I had heard that was the way to tell, but I wasn't sure if it was correct. I'm sure looking forward to them!
Greenthumb18
Deeply Rooted
No problem, anytimePotterWatch said:
I'll try to post you pics of some apples i have in my yard yours looks quite similar to mine.
Rosalind
Deeply Rooted
+1. Even the very earliest apples aren't going to be ready before late July, early August-ish. Most can be picked in, oh, around September.Greenthumb18 said:Nice apples
To tell when its ripe, you have to grab the apple in the palm of your hand and try to twist it off the tree if its ripe it will just break off, but if not then its not ready. Yours definely arent ripe just by looking at them.
Rio_Lindo_AZ
Deeply Rooted
My apples look just like yours. They make perfect baked treats.
Oh, pick them when they stop growing. Thats how we do it.
Oh, pick them when they stop growing. Thats how we do it.
vfem
Garden Addicted
I am yet to see any on mine. I got 2 types a green (which I'm scared its going to be hard to tell ripe green from still ripening green! LOL) my green is an early developer, supposably late July. My red variety is suppose to ripen in late August.
Those look like a yellow delicious or green lodi variety to me.... but you're still far from ripening.... they could be red delicious even. I doubt they are macintosh, granny smith or Johnathon.
Those look like a yellow delicious or green lodi variety to me.... but you're still far from ripening.... they could be red delicious even. I doubt they are macintosh, granny smith or Johnathon.
