Answer:

ripest

Answer	Crossword Clue
RIPEST	Most edible, in a way
RIPEST	Least green
RIPEST	Most pluck-worthy

RIPEST	At the peak of edibility
RIPEST	Best to pick, say
RIPEST	Most ready for plucking
RIPEST	At the peak of maturity
RIPEST	Most ready for harvesting
RIPEST	Most mature
RIPEST	Best for consumption, perhaps
RIPEST	Most developed

RIPEST	Most ready to eat
RIPEST	Most mellow
RIPEST	Most pickable
RIPEST	Most ready for picking
RIPEST	Most mature.
RIPEST	Most succulent.
RIPEST	Most mellow.
RIPEST	Extremely mature.

RIPEST	Most opportune
RIPEST	At the highest development
RIPEST	Readiest for picking
RIPEST	Best for picking
RIPEST	Most ready
RIPEST	At the peak of maturity, as an apple
RIPEST	Most red, maybe
RIPEST	At maximal maturity

RIPEST	Most aged
RIPEST	Most likely to fall from a tree
RIPEST	Pick of the crop
RIPEST	At its peak
RIPEST	Closest to bursting
RIPEST	Nearest to rotten
RIPEST	At the peak of development