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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: McMahon

Orchard location: Section G  Row 8   Tree 5

Arlington Accession No. 6317  See Acc. No. 4987 E: 5-6 : 2 Also McMahon
Pom. No.40482

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 8/15
Pomology Number: 103423

Year: 1924
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 9/1
Pomology Number: 106689

Year: 1926
Date Picked: -
Pomology Number: -

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 8/15
Pomology Number: 109276

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 8/14
Pomology Number: 110262

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1930
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1931
Date Picked: 
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Blossom dates:
1924 - No bloom
1925 - 4/15, 40% buds open; 4/20, past full but still few buds.
1926 - 4/30, 25% buds open - few clusters only
<s>1927</s> 1928 - 4/25, buds show pink; 5/1, 25% buds open.

Remarks: Scions received 3/10/08 from W. N. Irwin
from private collection in Eckington
Scions also from N. Y. Station 3/6/02 - Acc. No. 1875,
Pom. No. 24293 but apparently no record of fruiting.

Characterization: Size medium and above up to good
size, smooth, regular, roundish to slightly
roundish conic sometimes slightly oblate conic.
Ground color whitish with an a occasional fruit
showing a little blush; a whitish bloom.
Dots numerous whitish, minute, inconspicuous.
A little russeting in cavity, stem ½" rather
stout.  Flesh white or but very slightly tinged
yellow, fine grain, firm, juicy, rather acid -
too acid for eating out of hand but specimens
mid Aug or even early Sept. seem rather immature
but apparently acidity rather sharp when full mature:
only fair quality (over)

        