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one orchard of it was cut out, as the fruit was too small and too severely 

 attacked by apple blotch to be marketable. The tree is also subject to blight 

 and the foliage to cedar rust. Where the fruit is large enough for market, it 

 is desirable because of its bright-red color and good-keeping qualities. The 

 tree, however, is not generally a regular bearer, and the fruit is of poor dessert 

 quality and subject to scab and blotch. 

 Mother. Synonym : Queen Ann. 



In this area Mother (63, 1909, p. 376) is found in commercial orchards in the 

 northeastern part of West Virginia, where it is considered desirable. It is 

 there grown for the special markets to which its high dessert quality entitles it. 



The tree is productive and a regular bearer. The fruit ripens at Keyser. 

 W. Va., during the middle and latter part of September and keeps well till the 

 holiday trade in cold storage. Its handsome red color and excellent dessert 

 quality make it especially desirable where a fall apple of its season is wanted. 

 Mountain June. 



The Mountain June apple originated on the grounds of the Industrial School 

 at Fountain Head, Tenn. The original tree stands in the front yard of that 

 school, where it was planted as a seedling by a Mr. Sleider some time prior 

 to 1890. 



The original tree is of very large size and still in sound condition. It is up- 

 right, spreading, and rather open in growth, but slightly affected by twig blight 

 and by blotch on both fruit and twigs. It is a medium grower in the nursery. 

 The fruit begins to ripen during the first part of July and continues throughout 

 that month. It is red in color, of medium size, and of good dessert quality. 

 Its record of productiveness indicates that it is one of the best varieties in the 

 early-apple orchards about Portland, Tenn. Its adaptation outside of this 

 section is not known. 

 Northern Spy. 



The Northern Spy is frequently seen in this area, but is not found in large 

 blocks in any orchards. In the southern sections of this area it is not of good 

 quality, lacking entirely the aroma and tender flesh of the northern-grown fruit 

 of this variety. In the higher altitudes and northern parts of West Virginia it 

 retains a little of the characteristic aroma and good dessert qualities of the 

 variety at its best, but is very subject to water-core, and the fruit is inclined 

 to drop before maturity. At its best in northern West Virginia it makes a 

 very large healthy upright tree, becoming spreading with age. and the fruit 

 keeps till Christmas in cold storage. Several pickings must be made to gather 

 the fruit at its proper stage of maturity. 



In the Gulf Coastal Plains region the fruit matures about August 15 and in 

 central Kentucky about the middle of September. It is not being planted in 

 commercial orchards at present in this area. 

 Northwestern. Synonym": Northwestern Greening. 



The Northwestern apple was formerly planted in many commercial orchards 

 of this area. 



The tree is very subject to blotch cankers and is not long lived, though very 

 vigorous when young. It becomes large and spreading at an early age and is 

 usually productive. The foliage is susceptible to cedar rust, and in Kentucky 

 the fruit is subject to apple blotch and drops badly. The fruit is large, 

 uniform in size and shape, fair to good in dessert quality, and is frequently 

 sold to be used for baking. The fruit keeps to midwinter in cold storage. 

 • There seem to be no characteristics of this variety which make it especially 

 desirable when compared with other varieties of its season commonly grown 

 in this area. 

 Oldenburg. Synonym: Duchess of Oldenburg. 



The Oldenburg is grown commercially in early-apple orchards of the Interior 

 Low Plateau region, the Gulf Coastal Plains region, and to a slight extent in 

 other regions. 



The tree is vigorous, but not a large grower: it becomes spreading and open 

 from the weight of fruit ; it is quite resistant to blight, rather subject to apple 

 blotch, and is usually an annual bearer. It will generally bear a paying crop 

 younger than any other early variety. The foliage is resistant to cedar rust. 

 The fruit is usually of medium size and oblate in shape. Under Tennessee 

 conditions it is picked before it becomes highly colored, but will become at- 

 tractively colored in all parts of this area if allowed to mature on the tree. In 

 the Interior Low Plateau region and the Gulf Coastal Plains region in Ten- 



