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Figure 7.— Root penetration of a Baldwin apple tree 50 years old, 59 inches in circumference, on Hilton 

 gravelly loam, a till soil of group 2: A, dark reddish-brown gravelly loam; B, light-brown gravelly loam; 

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Figure 8.— Root penetration of a Baldwin apple tree 50 years old, with a trunk girth of 52 inches, planted 

 on Hilton gravelly loam: A, dark-brown gravelly loam; B, light-brown gravelly loam; C, grayish-brown 

 mottled gravelly loam; D, compact sandy clay; and E, very compact sandy till. 



