
          566

Second sheet, Variety Northwestern Greening

Storage notes: Acc. No. 1889. B: 9-10 : 4
1926 Crop. Stored Oct. 9.  Out and
Examined 1/31/27. Color of skin still greenish
no shriveling; no storage troubles developed.
Rather fine grain, tender rather lacking in juice,
mild subacid, rather flat, poor in dessert quality.
Perhaps held too long in storage but no signs
of breakdown.
1927 Crop. Out 1/5/28. Exam 1/9/28. Prime eating condition
fine grain, tender, fairly juicy. mild subacid with a
rather peculiar flavor not previously detected. Not unpleasant
but lacks richness - not better than fair quality.

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

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

Habit of Growth:  Very (upright) roundish broad flat (slightly spreading.)
Central leader: Partially retained disappeared.

Branching: Mostly smooth but some indications of bark disease.
Main limbs: Very medium long short;  Very medium slender
(stout); Medium straight crooked.
Secondary limbs: Numerous medium few; Medium slender stout;
Drooping. stand out rather straight.
Twigs: (Many) medium few; Medium (slender) stout; Long medium
(short); Straight branched twiggy; Medium open
dense; Willowy. Distributed along secondary branches.
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.

Illustrations:
Tree photographed Neg. No. 47930

Fruit painted Several                Fruit modeled

Fruit described Several

<s>Disease notes by J. W. Roberts:</s>
#9 is very poor tree several main limbs
gone - only ½ top remains, and top of some of
these limbs gone - apparently diseased.
Notes above on #10. Appearance is very twiggy
Main limbs and secondary branches
lined with small twigs and spur-like growth.
        