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Akane: The fruits are o£ medium size, attractive with a 



bright red color but show some russet. The flavor 

 and keeping qualities are very good. The trees in 

 our plantings have been less than medium in production. 



Mcintosh: Fruit is attractive and has excellent quality but 



bruises easily. Tree is vigorous, hardy, annual and 

 productive. A good red strain such as Rogers, Summer- 

 land, Imperial or Marshall is preferred. Spur types 

 are available. 



Macoun: Fruit of excellent quality, attractive dark red color. 

 Tree has poor structure, is biennial and requires 

 thinning to maintain good fruit size. 



Spartan: Fruit has good color and quality but has a tendency 



to small size. Tree is vigorous and of good structure, 

 annual, will pollinate Mcintosh. 



Empire: A very attractive apple with full red color, medium 

 size, and very good dessert quality. Empire is 

 annual, and productive and a good keeper. 



Cortland: Fruit is attractive, good quality, excellent for salads 

 as flesh does not discolor, very susceptible to storage 

 scald. Tree is hardy, productive, and annual. An 

 excellent pollenizer for Mcintosh. 



Delicious: Fruit of excellent quality but susceptible to watercore 

 and internal breakdown. Tree is of medium vigor, often 

 biennial and may require thinning. A good pollenizer. 

 Among the non-spur red strains Royal Red, Rogers Red 

 and Gardiner Red have looked good in our plantings. 

 Starkrimson (Bisbee) and (Miller) Sturdeespur are 

 recommended where spur types are desired. 



Golden Delicious: Fruit of excellent quality and attractive where 

 well-grown. Fruit is subject to russeting. Tree is 

 of medium vigor, biennial and requires thinning to 

 obtain satisfactory size, color and quality. Russet- 

 free and spur type strains are now available. 



Idared: Attractive, bright red, winter apple of good quality 



and size. Suitable for both dessert and cooking. Tree 

 is productive and annual, 



Spencer: Fruit is attractive, bright red and has very good quality, 

 Suitable for dessert and pie. Tree is hardy, productive 

 and annual. 



Mutsu: A Golden Delicious type that is less susceptible to 



fruit russeting and storage shrivel. Tree is vigorous 

 and productive. Mutsu pollen is triploid and not viable. 

 Fruit size may be too large and a susceptibility to 

 blister spot has been noted. 



