Varieties of Apples 449 



number of trees in the United States, is grown in a com- 

 mercial way only in the Pajaro Valley of California. It 

 bids fair to retain or increase its importance there, but 

 the trees in the East are nearly all in old orchards, and 

 are rapidly going out. 



Smith Cider has always been largely limited to home 

 orchards, particularly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and 

 mid-eastern states. Although this is an old and once 

 valuable variety, it is now seldom planted. 



Eed Limbertwig, the leading commercial apple of 

 North Carolina, is being superseded by Arkansas (Black 

 Twig) , Stayman and other recognized commercial varieties' 

 which surpass it in quality and market demand. 



Fall Pippin and Fameuse are autumn or early winter 

 apples which are losing their place in the commercial or- 

 chards, due principally to the development of other varie- 

 ties of equal or better quality. They will always be grown 

 to some extent commercially, particularly the Fameuse. 



AGE VARIETIES BEGIN TO BEAE 



The age at which trees attain bearing varies greatly 

 with the variety and also somewhat with the region. In 

 the Northwest, and particularly in the Wenatchee and 

 Yakima valleys, some varieties are in profitable bearing at 

 six years and are bearing full crops at ten years of age. 

 In the East, however, the time required for trees to attain 

 full bearing is from three to eight years longer. Trees in 

 Virginia come into bearing earlier than those in Michigan 

 or in New York, while bearing age for the Central West 

 might be given as midway between that for New York 

 and Virginia. New England is a region in which trees 

 attain full bearing at rather advanced ages. 



