Ed Miller, who with his wife Sue Goold Miller operates Goold Orchards in Castleton, said that while Washington has had frost damage, so have growers in New York state.Frost killed some of the early blossoms, and it's still early enough in the season for more frosts. And hailstorms are a risk throughout the summer, he said.So it's not clear how strong this year's local apple harvest might be."Is there a possibility of shipping fruit out there? Probably," he said.
Allen said the strength of the crop doesn't become clear until June, "when you can see the green apples on the tree."And while he said the number of trees in New York state is at an all-time high, any apples shipped west would be just a drop in the bucket.
"We don't send a lot of apples to the West Coast," he said. "There are more Washington state apples in New York City than there are New York apples.
Allen said the strength of the crop doesn't become clear until June, "when you can see the green apples on the tree."And while he said the number of trees in New York state is at an all-time high, any apples shipped west would be just a drop in the bucket.
"We don't send a lot of apples to the West Coast," he said. "There are more Washington state apples in New York City than there are New York apples.
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