New York · Orchard fruit
Typically early July to mid-August, with peak mid-July through late July.
Hatched chalk = early and late shoulders; solid = peak.
A niche crop along Lake Ontario and in the Hudson Valley.
From early July — first pickings, lighter supply, best prices come later.
mid-July through late July — full stalls, full flavor. This is the stretch to plan around.
Through mid-August — quantity for preserving, and the stalls start dealing.
about 6 weeks end to end, shoulders included.
The season is only a few weeks — call ahead, and bring shallow trays so ripe fruit does not crush. The picking window tracks the band above: early trips get clean fields, peak (mid-July through late July) is the sure bet, late season is for quantity.
Farm-to-farm variation is real — up to two weeks either side of the typical window. Plan the trip, then call the farm before you drive.
Apricot peak moves across the map. After this window, it lands next in:
In New York, the apricot season typically runs early July to mid-August, with peak availability mid-July through late July. Exact weeks shift a little with each year's weather.
Aim for peak: mid-July through late July. An early trip around early July gets first choice of clean fields; a late one is for jam-and-freezer quantity. Any single farm can run up to two weeks either side of the chart — call before you drive.
about 6 weeks end to end — early July to mid-August. The early and late shoulders are real but lighter; the solid stretch of chalk on the band is the sure bet.