Apples in the northeast are ripening two - three weeks early at this time.
In south-central Ontario we are now harvesting Lobo which is on average Sept
15 on the ripening calendar. As the season progresses the later varieties
tend to revert to regular picking dates
Eric Hambly , Siloam Orchards
[nafex] David Maxwell picking dates,
Eric Hambly, 09/01/2013