DESCRIPTION BLANK FOR THE APPLE 



Name Orchard. 



TREE 



Marked characteristics 



Large, medium, small 

 Vigorous, medium, weak 

 Upright, spreading, drooping 

 Tall, low, dense 



Open, vase-formed, round-topped 

 Slow growing, rapid growing 

 Hardy, half-hardy, tender 

 Very productive, productive 

 Medium productive, unproductive 

 Regular bearer, uncertain bearer 



SUSCEPTIBILITY to 



Insects 



Diseases 



TRUNK 



Stocky, medium, slender 

 Smooth, medium, shaggy 



BRANCHES 



Thick, medium, slender 



Smooth, medium 



Shaggy, zigzag 



Red, brown, gray, green 

 Lenticels 



Numerous, medium, few 



Large, medium, small 

 BRANCHLETS 



Thick, medium, slender, willowy 



Long, medium, short 



Red, brown, gray 



Green, glossy 



Rough, smooth, zigzag 



Pubescent, glabrous 

 Internodes 



Long, medium, short 

 LEAF-BUDS 



Large, medium, small 



Long, medium, short 



Obtuse, conical, pointed, plump 



Appressed or free 

 Leaf-scars 



Prominent 

 LEAVES 



Length Width. 



Large, medium, small 



Wide, medium, narrow 



Long, medium, short 



Oval, ovate, obovate 



Abruptly pointed, taper-pointed 



Thick, medium, thin 



Light, medium, dark green 



Smooth, rugose 

 Margin 



Glandular, crenate 



Finely serrate, coarsely serrate 

 Petiole, length 



Long, medium, short 



Thick, medium, slender 

 FLOWERS 



Date of bloom 



Early, medium, late 



Large, medium, small 



White, pink 



Fertile or sterile 



FRUIT 



Marked characteristics 



Early, mid-season, late 



DATE OF RIPENING 



LENGTH OF SEASON 



HANGS WELL OR DROPS 



KEEPING QUALITY 



SHIPPING QUALITY 



SUSCEPTIBILITY to 



Insects 



Diseases 



Row No Date. 



FRUIT, Cont'd 



Length 



Large, medium, small 

 Uniform, variable 

 Roundish, oblate, conical 

 Ovate, oblong, truncate 

 Oblique, ribbed, irregular 

 Symmetrical, sides unequal 

 Uniform 



STEM 



Long, medium, short 

 Thick, medium, slender 



CAVITY 



Obtuse, acute, acuminate 

 Shallow, medium, deep 

 Narrow, medium, broad 

 Russeted, smooth 

 Symmetrical, furrowed 

 Compressed, lipped 



CALYX 



Open, closed 

 Large, medium, small 

 Lobes 



Separated at base 

 Long, medium, short 

 Broad, medium, narrow 

 Obtuse, acute, acuminate 



BASIN 



Shallow, medium, deep 

 Narrow, medium, wide 

 Obtuse, abrupt, smooth 

 Furrowed, corrugated 

 Symmetrical, compressed 



SKIN 



Thick, medium, thin 

 Tough, medium, tender 

 Smooth, rough 

 Russet, waxen 

 Glossy, dull, bloom 



COLOR , 



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-DOTS 



Numerous, medium, few 



Large, medium, small 



Conspicuous, obscure 



Gray, russet 



Submerged, areolar 

 FLESH 



White, yellow, red 



Firm, coarse, medium, fine 



Crisp, tender, tough 



Dry, juicy, sweet, subacid 



Sour, aromatic, sprightly 

 Quality 



Best, very good, good 



Fair, poor, very poor 

 CORE 



Large, medium, small 



Open, closed 



Axile, abaxile 

 CORE-LINES 



Clasping, meeting 



CALYX-TUBE 



Long, medium, narrow 



Wide, medium, narrow 



Funnel-shaped, conical, urn-shaped 

 SEED 



Large, medium, small 



Wide, medium, narrow 



Long, medium, short 



Flat, plump, obtuse 



Acute, acuminate, tufted 

 USE Dessert, kitchen, market, home 



TYPE OF 



DESIRABILITY 



REMARKS 



