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WSU-TFREC Orchard Management Forum1993 Washington Fruit Acreage SurveyThe 1993 Washington Fruit Acreage Survey has been completed and the preliminary report has been distributed to the media. The report is available from Washington Agricultural Statistics Service, P.O. Box 609, Olympia, Wa 98507.
Following are highlights concerning apple acreage:
Apples, the largest fruit crop, totalled 172,000 acres compared with 161,000 acres in 1986. This represents an increase of approximately 7%. The inventory of total apple trees on January 1, 1993 was 45.0 million; this is an increase of 47% from the 1986 inventory.
'Delicious' accounts for 70% of the bearing apple acreage (147,000 acres total). In the 1986 survey, 75% of the total apple acreage was 'Delicious'. 'Delicious' comprises 62% of the bearing trees; newer varieties ('Fuji', 'Braeburn' and 'Gala') are replacing 'Delicious' in many new plantings.
The average tree density for 'Delicious' is 210 trees per acre compared with the average for other varieties at 353 trees per acre.
The stripe strains account for two-thirds of the 'Delicious' acreage and 43% of the total apple acreage. 'Redchief' is the dominant stripe strain with 26,900 acres. 'Oregon Spur', Top Red, Starking, Ace and Hi-Early (listed in order) are also major stripe strains.
Acreage for other varieties as of January 1, 1993 is:
Golden Del. 23,300 Fuji 11,000 Granny Smith 8,500 Gala 5,900 Rome Beauty 3,800 Braeburn 3,300 Jonagold 1,700 Winesap 1,100 misc. 3,300
The fruit tree survey also has some preliminary figures for the number of topworked acres. The dominant variety for topworking is 'Fuji'.
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