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Second sheet, Variety Jersey Sweet

Storage notes:

9/18/28

Vigor of Tree: Exceptionally strong average weak.  Size:
Vigor good Exceptionally (large Better than average) small.

Foliage: Very (abundant) normal scanty.  Leaves: Very large
(medium) small; Color: Light dark normal. clean.

Habit of Growth:  Very upright (roundish <s>broad flat</s> spreading.)
Central leader: Partially retained (Mostly disappeared.)

Branching: well branched. Branched near ground.
Main limbs: Very medium long short;  Very (medium <s>slender</s>
stout); Medium straight crooked.
Secondary limbs: (Numerous medium) few; Medium slender stout;
Drooping.
Twigs: (Many) medium few; (Medium <s>slender</s> stout); Long medium
short; Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy.
Spurs: Very many (medium)few;  Very medium slender stout;
(½ - 1 - 2 - 3 inch); Mostly branched unbranched;
Spur twigs: Few medium many; Terminal bearing mostly
considerable slight none

General aspect of tree: Medium slender open dense stocky
grower; Top round much broader narrower than tall.
A rather stout, dense heavy grower.

Illustrations:
Tree photographed Neg. No. 50721

Fruit painted #17727 & 109275     Fruit modeled

Fruit described Several

Disease notes <s>by J. W. Roberts:</s>
A good deal of burr knot tree Row 8
having more than 7, and not as vigorous
as 7 yet neither apparently seriously
dwarfed as result of burr knot.
        