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VARIETY APPLE ORCHARD
Arlington Farm

Variety: Fletcher Russet

Orchard location: J  Row 17-18  Tree 1

Arlington Accession No. 8192
Pom. No. 46391

Year: 1922 
Date Picked: 10/10
Pomology Number: 102788

Year: 1923
Date Picked: 9/20
Pomology Number: 104050

Year: 1924
Date Picked: 9/7
Pomology Number: 205269

Year: 1925
Date Picked: 9/17
Pomology Number: 106820

Year: 1926
Date Picked: 9/24
Pomology Number: 108305

Year: 1927
Date Picked: 9/19
Pomology Number: 109437

Year: 1928
Date Picked: 9/8
Pomology Number: 110403

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 - 5/2, 90% buds open; 5/6, little past full
1925 - 4/15, 50% buds open; 4/20, past full and still many unopened fruit buds - a
strange case so many petals fallen, and still so many unopened buds.
1926 - 5/1, 90% buds open; petals beginning to fall (5/1) but some buds not open.
1927 - 4/16, 25% buds open
1928 - 4/26, 25% buds open; 5/2, full bloom

Remarks: 
All of the fruit and orchard
records beginning at least as early as 1922
listed this variety as Filcher Russet. Acc. No. 8192
is definitely Fletcher Russet.

Characterization:
Good size, roundish conic to slightly oblate conic
regular, sometimes slight ribbing;  ground color
yellow, highly russeted.  Dots scattered, yellowish,
not conspicuous, some brownish nearly concealed by
the russet.  Cavity medium, a little abrupt in some
fruits; stem about ¾", medium; basin medium, very
regular, broad at base; calyx lobes moderately large,
converging, eye very large and usually open but
nearly closed in some specimens; 
sprightly, fairly rich good, Flesh yellowish, fairly
fine grain, considerable body, a bit tough, usually
fairly juicy, mild subacid sprightly; pretty good pleasantly subacid.
9/23/27 too immature for full quality reading.

        