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Second sheet, Variety Kentucky Sweet,

Storage notes: 1925 Crop. Held in office refrigerator
until 10/22/25. Pretty good physical condition
except a little shriveling. Texture is fine
grain, slightly tough, rather dry, distinctly
sweet, fairly rich ( in contrast to other
appraisals), probably a little past prime.
1926 Crop. Out of storage 4/11/27. Exam 4/16/27.
2 out of 6 fruits decayed. Others have 
kept well so far as external conditions indicate. (over)

Vigor of Tree: Exceptionally strong (average or better) weak.  Size:
Exceptionally large (average) small.

Foliage: (Very abundant) normal scanty.  Leaves: Very large
medium small; Color: Light dark normal.
Many spurs and whorls of leaves on each spur.
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Habit of Growth:  Very (upright) roundish broad flat (spreading.)
Central leader: Partially retained (disappeared.)

Branching: well branched
Main limbs: Very medium long short;  Very (medium <s>slender</s>
stout); Medium straight crooked.
Secondary limbs: Numerous medium few; Medium slender stout;
Drooping. Bark rough and many water sprouts.

Twigs: (Many) medium few; (Medium slender) stout; Long medium
short; Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy.
Spurs: Very (many) medium few;  Very medium slender (moustly 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.
Internodes are short which with a whorl of leaves on
each of the many spurs gives a very leafy appearance.

Illustrations:
Tree photographed

Fruit painted None           Fruit modeled

Fruit described None

Disease notes <s>by J. W. Roberts:</s>
Some leaf spot. A good deal of burr
knot on limbs.  The many water
sprouts can hardly be due to any
excessive pruning or to any <s>other</s>
apparent weakness of tree.
        