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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Early Ripe (see Remarks)

Orchard location: Section I  Row 13  Tree 2

Arlington Accession No. 5235
Pom. No. Apparently not recorded

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: 7/10
Pomology Number: 101541

Year: 1923
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Year: 1924
Date Picked: 7/24
Pomology Number: 105040

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1926
Date Picked: 7/20
Pomology Number: 107603

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 7/19
Pomology Number: 109177

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 7/24
Pomology Number: 110183

Year: 1929
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1930
Date Picked: 
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Year: 1931
Date Picked: 6/29
Pomology Number: 112256

Blossom dates:
1924 - 5/2 - still some buds but petals dropping.
1925 - 4/15, past full bloom.
1926 - 4/30, past full bloom
1927 - 4/16, 75% buds open - light bloom
1928 - 4/18, first bloom; 4/26, 90% buds open; 5/1, past full.

Remarks:
Acc. No. 5235 should be July
(Fourth of July), scions from Acc. No. 1841 - which
was supposed to be - and presumably was - July. grafted
3/26/06

Characterization: Size medium. 2½" or better; oblate.
more or less ribbed, shallow depressions radiating
from cavity. Color of skin grayish until fully
ripe when it becomes yellowish (at least some seasons).
Dots variable - some yellowish, slightly raised and
somewhat conspicuous, others whitish, rather large,
submerged. Considerable russeting in cavity;
stem ¾". stout; flesh tinged yellow, grain a
little coarse, juice not abundant, sprightly acid
until very fully ripe,  rather lacking in richness,
fair only in eating quality; has good reputation
for cooking.
core nearly closed; carpels large.
        