Shemitah calendar for fruit

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When does each kind of fruit have kedushat shevi'it and when is its' bi'ur time? Appendix A of the Consumer's Guide to Shemitah.

Rabbi Moshe Bloom

Updated: Cheshvan 5783

Fruit[1]	Kedushat shevi'it starts	Kedushat shevi'it ends	*Bi'ur* time
Almond (dry)	Early Sept. end of shemitah (Early Elul 5782-2022)	Mid-Sept. end of eighth year (Late Elul 5783-2023)	Late Jan. eighth year (Early Shevat 5783-2023)
Almond (green)	Early May shemitah (Early Iyar 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid Iyar 5783-2023)	Late Jan. eighth year (Early Shevat 5783-2023)
Apple	Mid-May shemitah (Mid-Iyar 5782-2022)	Late June eighth year (Mid-Tamuz 2023-5783)	Mid-Jan. eighth year (Early Shevat 5783-2023)
Apricot	Early April shemitah (Early Nissan 5782-2022)	Late June eighth year (Mid-Tamuz 2023-5783)	Early Sept. end of shemitah (Early Elul 5782-2022)
Avocado	Mid-July shemitah (Mid-Tamuz 5782-2022)	Mid-July eighth year (Early Av 5783-2023)	Early Oct. ninth year (Mid-Tishrei 5784-2023)
Blueberry[4]	Early Jan. shemitah (Early Shevat 5782-2022)	Early Jan. eighth year (Mid-Tevet 5783-2023)	Early Nov. eighth year (Mid-Cheshvan 5783-2023)
Carob	Mid-Sept. end of shemitah (Mid-Elul 5782-2022)	Late Oct. ninth year (RH Cheshvan 5784-2023)	Mid-Jan. eighth year (Early Shevat 5783-2023)
Cherry	Mid-April shemitah (Mid-Nisan 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid Iyar 5783-2023)	Early Aug. shemitah (Mid-Av 5782-2022)
Clementine (tangerine)	Mid-Aug. shemitah (Mid-Av 5782-2022)	Mid-Aug. eighth year (Early Elul 5783-2023)	Mid-May eighth year (Early Sivan 5783-2023)
Date	Early Aug. shemitah (Early Av 5782-2022)	Mid-Sep. ninth year (RH 5784-2023)	Purim eighth year (March 7, 5783-2023)
Etrog	3 Tishrei shemitah (Sept. 9, 5782-2021)	Mid-April eighth year (Early Iyar 5783-2023)	Mid-April eighth year (Early Iyar 5783-2023)
Feijoa	Mid-Sept. end of shemitah (Mid-Tishrei 5782-2022)	Mid-Sep. ninth year (RH 5784-2023)	Early March eighth year (Mid-Adar 5783-2023)
Fig	Mid-April shemitah (Mid-Nisan 5782-2022)	Mid-April shemitah (Pesach 5783-2023)	Chanukah eighth year (Dec. 19, 5783-2022)
Grapefruit	Early Sept. end of shemitah (Early Elul 5782-2022)	Mid-Sep. ninth year (RH 5784-2023)	Mid-June eighth year (Eary Tamuz 5783-2023)
Guava	Mid-July shemitah (Mid-Tamuz 5782-2022)	Mid-July eighth year (Early Av 5783-2023)	Mid-Dec. eighth year (Early Tevet 5783-2022)
Hazelnut³	No kedushat shevi'it (k.s.)	Not Applicable (NA)	NA
Kiwi	Mid-Aug. shemitah (Mid-Av 5782-2022)	Mid-Aug. eighth year (Early Elul 5783-2023)	Mid-March eighth year (Early Nisan 5783-2023)
Kumquat	Mid-Oct. eighth year (Mid-Tishrei 5783-2022)	late Oct. ninth year (RH Cheshvan 5784-2023)	Mid-March eighth year (Early Nisan 5783-2023)
Lemon and lime	Early May shemitah (Early Iyar 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid-Iyar 5783-2023)	Early Oct. ninth year (Mid-Tishrei 5784-2023)
Longanberry	Early June shemitah (Early Sivan 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid Iyar 5783-2023)	Mid-Dec. eighth year (Early Tevet 5783-2022)
Loquat	Mid-Jan. shemitah (Mid-Shevat 5782-2022)	Mid-Jan. eighth year (Early Shevat 5783-2023)	Early July shemitah (Mid-Tamuz 5782-2022)
Lychee	Mid-May shemitah (Mid-Iyar 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid Iyar 5783-2023)	Early-Nov. eighth year (Mid-Cheshvan 5783-2022)
Mandarin orange	Mid-Aug. shemitah (Mid-Av 5782-2022)	Mid-Aug. eighth year (Early Elul 5783-2023)	Mid-May eighth year (Early Sivan 5783-2023)
Mango	Early June shemitah (Early Sivan 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid Iyar 5783-2023)	Mid-Feb. eighth year (Early Adar 5783-2023)
Mulberry	Early May shemitah (Early Iyar 5782-2022)	Late June eighth year (Mid-Tamuz 2023-5783)	Early Oct. eighth year (Mid-Tishrei 5783-2022)
Nectarine	Early Feb. shemitah (Early I Adar 5782-2022)	Late Jan. eighth year (Shevat 5783-2023)	Early Dec. eighth year (Mid-Kislev 5783-2022)
Oil olives	Mid-Sept. end of shemitah (Mid- Tishrei 5783-2022)	Mid-Sept. ninth year (Early Tishrei 5784-2023)	Shavu'ot eighth year (May 26, 5783-2023)
Orange	Mid-Aug. shemitah (Mid-Av 5782-2022)	Mid-Aug. eighth year (Early Elul 5783-2023)	Mid-June eighth year (Early Tamuz 5783-2023)
Passionfruit [6]	Mid-Nov. shemitah (Mid-Kislev 5782-2021)	Early Dec. eighth year (Mid-Kislev 5783-2022)	NA [7]
Peach	Early Feb. shemitah (Early I Adar 5782)	Late Jan. eighth year (Shevat 5783-2023)	Early Dec. eighth year (Mid-Kislev 5783-2022)
Pear	Mid-June shemitah (Late Sivan 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid Iyar 5783-2023)	Early Nov. eighth year (Mid-Cheshvan 5783-2022)
Pecan[2]	Early Oct. eighth year (Early Tishrei 5783-2022)	Mid-Nov. ninth year (RH Kislev 5784-2023)	Mid-May eighth year (Early Sivan 5783-2023)
Peelables (citrus: Or, Ora, Nova)	Mid-Aug. end of shemitah (Mid-Av 5782-2022)	Mid-Aug. eighth year (Early Elul 5783-2023)	Mid-May eighth year (Early Sivan 5783-2023)
Persimmon	Mid-Aug. end of shemitah (Mid-Av 5782-2022)	Mid-Aug. eighth year (Early Elul 5783-2023)	Early Jan. eighth year (Mid-Tevet 5783-2022)
Peruvian Apple Cactus [5]	Early Oct. shemitah (Early Cheshvan 5782-2021)	Early Nov. eighth year (Mid-Cheshvan 5783-2022)	Mid-Nov. shemitah (Early Kislev 5782-2022)
Pistachio[3]	No k.s.	NA	NA
Pitaya (Dragonfruit) [5]	Late Dec. shemitah (Late Tevet 5782-2021)	Mid Nov. eighth year (Mid-Cheshvan 5783)	Mid-Sept. end of shemitah (Mid-Elul 5782-2022)
Plum – European (oval)	Mid-July shemitah (Mid-Tamuz 5782-2022)	Mid-July eighth year (Early Av 5783-2023)	Mid-Dec. eighth year (Early Tevet 5783-2022)
Plum – Japanese (round)	Mid-April shemitah (Mid-Nisan 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid-Iyar 5783-2023)	Mid-Dec. eighth year (Early Tevet 5783-2022)
Pomegranate	Mid-July shemitah (Mid-Tamuz 5782-2022)	Mid-July eighth year (Early Av 5783-2023)	Mid-Feb. eighth year (Early Adar 5783-2023)
Pomelo	Early Sept. end of shemitah (Early Elul 5782-2022)	Mid-Sep. ninth year (RH 5784-2023)	Mid-June eighth year (Early Tamuz 5783-2023)
Quince [8]	Early July shemitah (Early Tamuz 5782-2022)	Early July eighth year (Mid-Tamuz 5783-2023)	Mid-Jan. eighth year (Early Shevat 5783-2023)
Sabra (prickly pear) [9]	Early Jan. shemitah (Early Shevat 5782-2022)	Early Jan. eighth year (Mid-Tevet 5783-2023)	Early March. eighth year (Mid-Adar 5783-2022)
Star fruit (carambola)	Mid-Oct. end of shemitah (Mid-Cheshvan 5782-2022)	Chanukah eighth year	Mid-Feb. eighth year (Early Adar 5783-2023)
Sweet cherry (Hackberry)	Mid-April shemitah (Mid-Nisan 5782-2022)	Mid-May eighth year (Early Sivan 5783-2023)	Early Aug. shemitah (Mid-Av 5782-2022)
Sweetsop (sugar apple)	Early July. shemitah (Early Tamuz 5782-2022)	Late June eighth year (Mid-Tamuz 2023-5783)	Mid-April eighth year (Early Iyar 5783-2023)
Table grapes	Mid-March shemitah (Mid-II Adar 5782-2022)	Mid-May eighth year (Early Nisan 5783-2023)	Pesach eighth year (April 6, 5783-2023)
Table olives	Mid-July shemitah (Mid-Tamuz 5782-2022)	Mid-July eighth year (Early Av 5783-2023)	Shavu'ot eighth year (May 26, 5783-2023)
Walnut	No k.s.[3]	NA	NA
Wine grapes	Early July shemitah (Early Sivan 5782-2022)	Early May eighth year (Mid Iyar 5783-2023)	Pesach eighth year (April 6, 5783-2023)

[1] General note: The sefichin prohibition does not apply to fruit.
The list is based on the solar calendar. Since the stage that determines shemitah sanctity for fruit is chanatah, the beginning of the fruit's formation, we follow the solar calendar. This is because the processes of growth for both fruits and vegetables follow the solar calendar. See Tosafot, Rosh Hashanah 15a, s.v. dechadashim. The dates in parenthesis (Gregorian and Hebrew) are correct for this shemitah year only.
These tables were prepared with the help of Mr. Meir Frankel of blessed memory (The Agriculture Guide, Training and Professional Services Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture) and Agron. Dr. Mordechai Shomron (Torah VeHa'aretz Institute).

[2] In contrast to other nuts, there are pecans that grow in Israel. However, some maintain that bi'ur does not apply to them because the nuts are often on the trees for the entire year; see Chapter 24 §B.7.

[3] This fruit is not grown in Israel (as of 5782); since all such fruits are imported, the laws of shemitah do not apply.

[4] Fruit available in the early winter is from varieties where there may be a problem of orlah during the shemitah year and the eighth year (5782-3).

[5] Both pitaya (dragon fruit) and Peruvian apple cactus begin to develop around Rosh Hashanah time, so during Cheshvan 5782 and 5783 fruit may be available with and without kedushat shevi'it, based on the time they began to develop (chanatah).

[6] Times here are according to those who hold that the passionfruit vine is a tree (most Ashekenazi posekim). For those who maintain that it is a vegetable, see the Shemitah Calendar for Vegetables.

[7] Available all year, so bi'ur does not apply.

[8] Most quince is imported. Local Israeli-grown quince generally is available in markets around Rosh Hashanah time, but at times harvest is earlier.

[9] In recent years there are more strains of prickly pears, so chanatah and harvest takes place year-round.