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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: King David

Orchard location: Section I  Row 5-6  Tree 5

Arlington Accession No. 6654
Pom. No. 40789

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: 9/23
Pomology Number: 102555

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 9/19
Pomology Number: 104094

Year: 1924
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1925
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 9/20
Pomology Number: 108321

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 9/28
Pomology Number: 109593

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 9/28
Pomology Number: 110590

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 9/5
Pomology Number: 111143

Year: 1930 
Date Picked: 9/18 
Pomology Number: 111658

Year: 1931
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 40% buds open; 5/6, little past full.
1925 - 4/15, 50% buds open; 4/20, past full.
1926 - 5/1, 50% buds open
1927 - 4/16, first bloom - very light
1928 - 4/26, first bloom; 5/1 35% to 50% buds open.

Remarks:
Scions received 4/<s>8 & 13</s> 3/08 from Stark Bros.
Louisiana, Mo.

Characterization: Size below medium, roundish conic.
smooth, regular. Has characteristics both of Winesap
and Jonathan. Ground color medium yellow; in
highly colored specimens entirely overspread with 
very dark blood red - some fruits nearly as dark as highly
colored Arkansas Black. - but mostly dark bood red.
Slight suggestion of stripes on less well colored fruits.
Dots moderately numerous, yellowish, quite conspicuous
on red surface. Cavity medium width, rather deep, abrupt;
stem ½" slender; basin medium; sepals rather long,
converging; eye small, closed. Flesh yellowish, fine
grain, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, slightly
astringent; not yet (10/6/26) quite in season. Now only fair
to good; disappointing in lack of richness.  suggestion of
astringency noted above in 1926 comfirmed by Dr. Darrow
(over)
        