Skip to content Skip to navigation
The University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Visit
  • Apply
  • Give
  • Search UMass.edu
Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment
UMass Extension Fruit Program
  • Fruit Home
  • About
    • About the Fruit Program
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Program Sponsors
  • Publications
    • Annual March Message
    • Orchard BMP Manual
    • Small Fruit BMP Manual
    • New England Tree Fruit Management Guide
    • New England Small Fruit Management Guide
    • Fact Sheets
    • Fruit Notes
    • Healthy Fruit
    • Berry Notes
    • IPM Berry Blast
    • New England Grape Notes
    • NC-140 Massachusetts State Reports
    • Subscribe to Fruit Publications
  • Resources
    • Nutrient Management
    • Tall Spindle Apple
    • Apple Maturity Reports
    • Bud Stages Photos
    • Fruit Varieties
    • Invasive Pests
    • Useful Links
    • Clements Corner
  • Services
  • Research & Projects
    • Projects
    • Annual Reports
    • Tunnel Sprayer Blog
    • Research Videos
  • News & Events
    • News & Updates
    • Upcoming Events
    • Mass Aggie Seminars 2026
    • Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium
  • Make a Gift

2012 Bud Stages

Image
Zestar silvertip
Image
Macintosh early silvertip
Image
Empire silvertip
Image
Macintosh early greentip
Image
Honeycrisp early greentip
Image
Zestar early half inch green
Image
Empire early half inch green
Image
Macintosh green tip
Image
Forsythia bloom
Image
Country Sweet Peach first bloom
Image
Ebony Pearl Cherry swollen bud
Image
Apricot early bloom
Image
Blazing Star Peach budburst
Image
Macintosh early tight cluster
Image
Honey Crisp half inch green
Image
Macintosh half inch green
Image
bud stage - early pink
Image
Black Pearl Cherry budburst
Image
Apricot bloom plus frozen petals
Image
Rainier Cherry budburst
Image
Honey Crisp Apple early tight cluster
Image
Macintosh Apple late tight cluster
Image
Blazing Star Peach pink bloom
Image
Rainier Cherry bloom
Image
Liberty Apple king bloom
Image
Macintosh Apple pink
Image
Blazing Star Peach bloom
Image
Blazing Star Peach bloom
Image
Macintosh Apple full bloom
Image
Honey Crisp Apple king bloom
Image
Rainier Cherry bloom - petal fall
Image
Macintosh Apple bloom - petal fall
Image
Honey Crisp Apple bloom
Image
Starfire Peach petal fall
Image
Rainier Cherry fruit set
Image
Macintosh Apple petal fall
Image
Honey Crisp Apple
Image
Blazing Star Peach

Resources

  • Nutrient Management
  • Tall Spindle Apple
  • Apple Maturity Reports
  • Bud Stages Photos
  • Fruit Varieties
  • Invasive Pests
  • Useful Links
  • Clements Corner

Connect with UMass Extension Fruit Program:

Facebook YouTube YouTube Podcast

Subscribe to Fruit Publications »

Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment

 

Stockbridge Hall,
80 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9246
Phone: (413) 545-4800
Fax: (413) 545-6555
ag [at] cns [dot] umass [dot] edu (ag[at]cns[dot]umass[dot]edu)

 

Civil Rights and Non-Discrimination Information

College of Natural Sciences

Login for faculty and staff

CAFE Units

Mass. Agricultural Experiment Station

UMass Extension

UMass Research and Education Center Farms

UMass Cranberry Station

Water Resources Research Center

Interest Areas

Agriculture

Commercial Horticulture

Energy

Environmental Conservation

Food Science

Nutrition

Water

Youth Development & 4-H

Services

Pesticide Education

Plant Diagnostics Laboratory

Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Laboratory

Hot Water Seed Treatment

Water Testing / Environmental Analysis Laboratory

Projects

Conservation Assessment Prioritization System (CAPS)

Mass. Envirothon

Mass. Keystone

MassWoods

North American Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative

RiverSmart

UMass Design Center in Springfield

Resources

Extension Sales Portal

Agriculture & Commercial Horticulture Resources

Community & Economic Vitality

Disaster Preparedness

Food Safety

Home Lawn & Garden

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Land Conservation Tools

Pollinators

Tick testing

Resources for Faculty and Staff

Extension Programs

4-H Youth Development

Agriculture

Crops, Dairy, Livestock and Equine

Fruit

Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture

Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry

Pesticide Education

Turf

Vegetable

Clean Energy

Climate Change

Food Science

Nutrition Education

Value-Added Food

UMass collegiate M - University of Massachusetts Amherst
©2025 University of Massachusetts Amherst · Site Policies · Accessibility