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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Gravenstein

Orchard location: Section J  Row 23-24  Tree 5

Arlington Accession No. 8582
Pom. No. 46745

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: 7/26
Pomology Number: 101632

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 8/4
Pomology Number: 103381

Year: 1924
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 8/17
Pomology Number: 106589

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 7/9
Pomology Number: 107702

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 8/15
Pomology Number: 109271

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 8/4
Pomology Number: 110256

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 7/29
Pomology Number: 111204

Year: 1930
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1931
Date Picked: 8/25
Pomology Number: 112286

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, full bloom
1925 - 4/15, full bloom
1926 - 5/3, past full bloom
1927 - 4/16, 20% buds open - very light bloom.
1928 - 4/20, first bloom; 4/26, 50% buds open; 5/2, past full bloom.
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Remarks: 
Apparently the sum total of
the fruit observations indicate that Gravenstein is
not well adopted to the conditions at Arlington.
Some seasons the fruit apparently was excellent
but in too large a proportion of the seasons the
fruit developed poorly and atypically for the variety.

Characterization:
1929 notes.  This seemed to be a
Gravenstein year.  It was noted that the
specimens were probably the best of any that had come from
Arlington in any year.  Good size.  pretty well finished.
Form typical of the variety. surface somewhat
irregular. Ground color yellow with a small amount
of characteristic striping. Cavity variable, from
rather narrow and moderately deep, to rather shallow;
stem ¼" to ½", commonly clubbed. Basin moderately
deep and variable from rather narrow and abrupt
to rather broad; calyx lobes medium size, converging; eye closed.
flesh yellow, fairly fine grain,
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