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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Bennett

Orchard location: Section J  Row 21-22  Tree 1

Arlington Accession No. 8255
Pom. No. 46550

Year: 1922
Date Picked: 10/7 
Pomology Number: 102785

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 10/12 
Pomology Number: 104256

Year: 1924
Date Picked: 10/18 
Pomology Number: 106042

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 10/8 
Pomology Number: 107088

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 10/20 
Pomology Number: 108476

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 9/28 
Pomology Number: 109580

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 10/10
Pomology Number: 110691

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 9/25 
Pomology Number: 111242

Year: 1930
Date Picked: 
Pomology Number:

Year: 1931
Date Picked: 10/6 
Pomology Number: 112319

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2, 75% buds open; 5/6, past full
1925 - 4/15, 50% buds open; 4/20, past full
1926 - 5/1, not yet full bloom; 5/3, past full
<s>1927</s>1928 - 4/26, 20% buds open; 5/1, 90% full.

Remarks: #8578 (K : 21-22 : 1)  also reported as
Bennett, but only a single record.  for 1924
picked 10/4/24.  Probably var. correctly named.
Scions received 3/28/20 from S. L. Bennett,
Medford, Oregon.

Characterization:  Composite of several seasons notes:
Good size to fairly large; roundish conic to slightly
oblate conic, fairly smooth and regular except
that in some spec. colors are somewhat unequal.
Cavity - mod. deep, abrupt, more or less lipped; stem ¾".
Basin medium depth and width, calyx lobes long,
converging, eye closed.  Resemblance of basin and
eye to Winesap is mentioned.
Dots scattered whitish depressed, unconspicuous about
apex, small, whitish and brownish on sides.
Ground color yellow, well overspread with fairly
dark red wash (when well colored) with suggestion
of broken stripes: a little grayish overspread
Flesh yellowish, fine grain, crisp, juicy, mild acid, rich
good to very good.
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