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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Grimes Golden

Orchard location: Section I  Row 7-8  Tree 1

Arlington Accession No. 6655 (See Acc. No. 3222.
D: 21-22: 3. Also Grime Golden)
Pom. No. 40790

Year: 1922 
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Year: 1923
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Year: 1924
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Year: 1925
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Year: 1926
Date Picked: 10/1
Pomology Number: 108309

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 9/22
Pomology Number: 109475

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 9/8
Pomology Number: 110404

Year: 1929
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1930
Date Picked: 9/5
Pomology Number: 111606

Year: 1930
Date Picked: 9/19
Pomology Number: 112329

Year: 1931
Date Picked: 10/6
Pomology Number: 112329

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 50% buds open; 5/6 little past full - light bloom
1925 - 4/15, first bloom; 4/20, past full.
1926 - 4/30, 90% buds open
1927 - 4/16, 25% buds open
1928 - 4/20, first bloom; 4/26, 35% buds open; 5/1, full bloom.

Remarks:
Scions received 4/8&13 /08 as
Mammoth Grimes from Stark
Bros. Louisiana, Mo.

Characterization:Size has varied at Arlington from
fairly good for variety to small - more often the latter,
but typical in form - somewhat truncate.
Skin color rich yellow, Dots numerous- mainly of
2 types - white, submerged, very minute almost imperceptible,
others brownish, medium size, slightly raised. A great
deal of very minute leather cracking some seasons, cavity
fairly deep, a little abrupt; stem ½", medium slender;
basin medium depth, rather broad calyx lobes
medium, converging; eye large, open.
Flesh yellowish, fine grain, crisp, juicy, mild
subacid, rich - one of best when fully
developed.

        