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MARTHA 



Tree: rather vigorous, broadly upcurving. 



Shoots: medium to rather long, slender, zigzag, with little or no curvature. 

 Bark: pale reddish — yellowish olive. Lenticels: few, roundish, yellowish to 

 gray, nearly even. 



Leaf Blade: medium or below in size, considerably folded, slightly reflexed, 

 distinctly waved, narrow oval to slightly ovate, rather pale green, spreading, 

 sometimes drooping. Serrations: rather sharp, rather small, rather regular, quite 

 d'stinct. Surface: moderately dull, rather smooth, with considerable pubescence. 



Prominent Characteristics 



Vigorous, rather slender growth; and soft, woolly, folded, grayish leaves. One- 

 year whips branch quite freely. 



Differs from — 



Ben Davis and Gano by more pinkish bark, more zigzag shoots, and leaves 

 with somewhat sharper serrations. 



