| Growth stage | Code | Description |
|---|
| 0: Sprouting/Bud development |
00 | Dormancy: leaf buds and the thicker inflorescence buds closed and covered by dark brown scales |
| 01 | Beginning of leaf bud swelling: buds visibly swollen, bud scales elongated, with light coloured patches |
| 03 | End of leaf bud swelling: bud scales light coloured with some parts densely covered by hairs |
| 07 | Beginning of bud break: first green leaf tips just visible |
| 09 | Green leaf tips about 5 mm above bud scales |
| 1: Leaf development |
10 | Mouse-ear stage: Green leaf tips 10 mm above the bud scales; first leaves separating |
| 11 | First leaves unfolded (others still unfolding) |
| 15 | More leaves unfolded, not yet at full size |
| 19 | First leaves fully expanded |
| 3: Shoot development1 |
31 | Beginning of shoot growth: axes of developing shoots visible |
| 32 | Shoots about 20% of final length |
| 33 | Shoots about 30% of final length |
| 3 . | Stages continuous till ... |
| 39 | Shoots about 90% of final length |
| 5: Inflorescence emergence |
51 | Inflorescence buds swelling: bud scales elongated, with light coloured patches |
| 52 | End of bud swelling: light coloured bud scales visible with parts densely covered by hairs |
| 53 | Bud burst: green leaf tips enclosing flowers visible |
| 54 | Mouse-ear stage: green leaf tips 10 mm above bud scales; first leaves separating |
| 55 | Flower buds visible (still closed) |
| 56 | Green bud stage: single flowers separating (still closed) |
| 57 | Pink bud stage: flower petals elongating; sepals slightly open; petals just visible |
| 59 | Most flowers with petals forming a hollow ball |
| 6: Flowering |
60 | First flowers open |
| 61 | Beginning of flowering: about 10% of flowers open |
| 62 | About 20% of flowers open |
| 63 | About 30% of flowers open |
| 64 | About 40% of flowers open |
| 65 | Full flowering: at least 50% of flowers open, first petals falling |
| 67 | Flowers fading: majority of petals fallen |
| 69 | End of flowering: all petals fallen |
| 7: Development of fruit |
71 | Fruit size up to 10 mm; fruit fall after flowering |
| 72 | Fruit size up to 20 mm |
| 73 | Second fruit fall |
| 74 | Fruit diameter up to 40 mm; fruit erect
(T-stage: underside of fruit and stalk forming a T) |
| 75 | Fruit about half final size |
| 76 | Fruit about 60% final size |
| 77 | Fruit about 70% final size |
| 78 | Fruit about 80% final size |
| 79 | Fruit about 90% final size |
| 8: Maturity of fruit and seed |
81 | Beginning of ripening: first appearance of cultivar-specific colour |
| 85 | Advanced ripening: increase in intensity of cultivar-specific colour |
| 87 | Fruit ripe for picking |
| 89 | Fruit ripe for consumption: fruit have typical taste and firmness |
| 9: Senescence, beginning of dormancy |
91 | Shoot growth completed; terminal bud developed; foliage still fully green |
| 92 | Leaves begin to discolour |
| 93 | Beginning of leaf fall |
| 95 | 50% of leaves discoloured |
| 97 | All leaves fallen |
| 99 | Harvested product |