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WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN 



Tree: quite vigorous, moderately diverging. 



Shoots: medium in length and size, nearly straight, with slight or no curvature 

 and rather short internodes. Bark: reddish olive — dark olive. Lenticels. many, 

 rather small, roundish, yellowish gray, nearly even. 



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

 even, oval, medium to light green, rather upright. Serrations: rather sharp, 

 small, fairly regular. Surface: moderately shining, fairly smooth, with medium 

 pubescence. 



Prominent Characteristics 



Tall, upright growth; dark reddish bark with many lenticels; leaves rather 

 narrow, especially at apex, with moderately sharp, fine, shallow, and regular 

 serrations. 



