PRODUCTIVE TYPE OF BEN DAVIS APPLE TREE 



Larj;e, ()[)cii, spri-inlitij; trees sue h a> I lie one here >li()\\ n h.i\ c l)eeii l(»uii(l lo he more productive 

 than small, ii|)rinlil trees with slender branches and few s[)iirs. In the studies made at the Maine 

 Agricultural l^xjnriment Station it was found that 121 trees of the type shown ahove (which is 

 termed type I) produccfl an average annual yield of 1^1 lbs. of fruit per tree during a five year 

 period. IMie authors believe that the selection of large, vigorous root stocks will tend to produce 

 trees of this tyi)e. 'I'ig. l.j 



