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Harvest
- Early - 8/15-9/15 (19)
- Late 10/15-11/15 (49)
- Mid Season 9/15-10/15 (39)
- Ripens with Gravenstein 8/15-9/15 (18)
- Very Early - before 8/15 (6)
- Very Late - after 11/15 (15)
Background Color
- Nearly black (1)
- Orange (4)
- Pale red (3)
- brown (4)
- golden (15)
- gray-green (2)
- green (31)
- green with red (19)
- green-ish bronze (1)
- orange with red (9)
- pale green (7)
- pale yellow (32)
- pinkish (4)
- red (46)
- red over green (32)
- red to purplish red (9)
- whitish (9)
- yellow (69)
- yellow with red (61)
- yellow-green (63)
- yellow-orange (7)
Skin Color Predominatly
- Bluish cast (1)
- Gold with orange-red (11)
- Gray-green to brown (1)
- Green (14)
- Green with pink (6)
- Green with red (22)
- Orange with red (4)
- Pale Yellow (2)
- Pale yellow-green with red (15)
- Reddish pink (4)
- Variable (18)
- Yellow (25)
- Yellow with red (35)
- Yellow-green (28)
- Yellow-green with red (28)
- Yellow-orange with red (7)
- brown (6)
- brownish-red (1)
- dark red (13)
- dark red nearly black (4)
- deep maroon (7)
- pinkish (5)
- red (51)
- reddish purple (9)
Skin Blush/ Flush
- Nearly black (4)
- Not Present (11)
- Present (91)
- bronze (4)
- brown (6)
- brownish-orange (4)
- brownish-red (4)
- dark red (17)
- orange (12)
- orange-red (14)
- orange-yellow (4)
- pink (17)
- red (55)
- reddish purple (12)
- rosy or copper (7)
Stripes/Splashes
- Indistinct (3)
- Not Present (25)
- Present (73)
- Striped toward apex(sepals) (2)
- Variable- narrow and broad (1)
Russet (Leathery Skin)
- Basin (Blossom end) (6)
- Cavity (Stem) (20)
- Full (6)
- Most on sides (3)
- Netted on skin (9)
- No Russet (6)
- Partial/variable - ground color visible (19)
- Seldom (4)
- Trace - at cavity basin, stem, dots (70)
- Yellow (2)
- brownish-red (1)
Bloom
- Bloom present (19)
- Purple bloom (1)
- Scant, lacking, or thin (8)
- heavy (6)
Stem
- Long - over 1 inch long (33)
- Medium 1/2 - 1 inch long (63)
- Moderately thick (17)
- Slender, thin (28)
- Thick (18)
- Very short to short - <1/2" (56)
Skin Features
- Attractive (26)
- Black spots (1)
- Chewy (1)
- Dull (22)
- Greasy (waxy) Remove (8)
- Greasy in storage (7)
- No scarf skin (1)
- Porcelain-like (1)
- Rough (9)
- Scarf skin (bluish/gray) (5)
- Shiny/glossy (20)
- Smooth (83)
- Thick (16)
- Tough (27)
- Unattractive (4)
- Waxy (15)
- tender (10)
- thin (17)
Dots (Skin lenticels)
- Areolar (8)
- Conspicuous (47)
- Few (2)
- Inconspicuous (24)
- Large (24)
- Numerous (16)
- Pale gray (17)
- Prominent (1)
- Raised (3)
- Russet (53)
- Small (27)
- Small to medium (5)
- Submerged/depressed (12)
- Tan /cream (5)
- White (58)
- Yellow (7)
Size
- Large - 3 inches (71)
- Large to very large (16)
- Medium - 2.5 to 3 inches (71)
- Medium to large (50)
- Small - less than 2.5 inches (21)
- Small to medium (17)
- Very Large - over 3 inches (22)
Shape
- Cavity/base/stem end -flattened (3)
- Conic (Conical) Stem widest, tapers to end (70)
- Cylindrical (1)
- Egg shaped (Obovate) (9)
- Elongated (4)
- Globular (1)
- Irregular (9)
- Oblate (Flattened) (48)
- Oblate-conic (19)
- Oblong -Taller (25)
- Oblong-conic (19)
- Oblong-ovate (2)
- Oblong-truncate (3)
- Ovate (oval) (2)
- Round (70)
- Round-conic (31)
- Round-oblate (30)
- Round-oblong (4)
- Sides Unequal -Lopsided (31)
- Truncate )Squarish) (7)
- Variable (4)
- bottom half sharply segmented (1)
- round-ovate (5)
- round-truncate (1)
Shape Features
- Angular (Flat sided) (25)
- Furrowed cavity to basin (2)
- Obscurely ribbed (9)
- Prominent uneven ribs (1)
- Regular - Round (63)
- Ribbed (53)
- Slightly/ trace ribbed (28)
- Somewhat Flattened (elliptical) (23)
- Unusual shape (2)
Flavor
- Acid (6)
- Aromatic (61)
- Astringent (4)
- Cox-like flavor (1)
- Fresh Brisk (10)
- Highly aromatic (12)
- Light (mild) flavor (24)
- Medium Flavor (23)
- Mildly aromatic (3)
- Mildly subacid (25)
- Mildly/medium acidity (10)
- Nutty (4)
- Piney (1)
- Pleasant (6)
- Spicy (9)
- Sprightly subacid (26)
- Strawberry (7)
- Subacid - Sweet-Tart (80)
- Sweet (59)
- Tangy (5)
- Tart (25)
- Variable (1)
- Very Good/Excellent (Rich) Flavor (39)
Flesh Texture
- Chewy (1)
- Coarse (32)
- Crisp (81)
- Dry (2)
- Fine (47)
- Firm (76)
- Hard (10)
- Juicy (81)
- Mealy (1)
- Medium grained (4)
- Melting (8)
- Moderately coarse (1)
- Normal (1)
- Soft (3)
- Tender (45)
- Very firm (6)
- Very juicy (6)
- Very tender (1)
Flesh Color
- Cream (37)
- Green tinged (16)
- Greenish (6)
- Pale cream (32)
- Pale greenish (6)
- Pale yellow (36)
- Red Tinged (15)
- Slow to discolor when cut (1)
- White (56)
- Yellow (49)
- Yellow tinged (17)
- Yellow-green (4)
Stem Cavity/Base
- Broad, wide (34)
- Compressed (3)
- Deep (56)
- Deep to very deep (4)
- Furrowed, wavy, compressed (23)
- Green (18)
- Green-gray dots/russet (6)
- Large (12)
- Lip or Protuberance at Base of Stem (26)
- Medium Depth (55)
- Medium to deep (14)
- Medium width (26)
- Red (2)
- Russetted (77)
- Shallow Depth (18)
- Shiny (1)
- Small/narrow width (15)
- Smooth (7)
- Varies, Shallow to Deep (3)
- Varies, Shallow to Medium (9)
- Yellow (1)
- furrowed obscurely (1)
- scarf skin (whitish/bluish/gray) (9)
- slightly wrinkled, furrowed (4)
Cavity Walls
- Acuminate- Sides Steep/Tight) (50)
- Acute (medium) (48)
- Obtuse (Wide) (41)
- Obtuse to Acuminate (5)
- Varies, acute to acuminate (19)
- Varies, acute to obtuse (wide) (5)
Core
- Abaxile (Open) (65)
- Axile (Closed) (39)
- Carpel/Cell tufted (23)
- Cell closed (32)
- Cell open (24)
- Cell partly open (29)
- Cells unsymmetrical (5)
- Core lines clasping (38)
- Core lines meeting (23)
- Core lines nearly meeting (6)
- Large (12)
- Medium (30)
- Medium to large (14)
- Medium to small (14)
- Normal axis (2)
- Oblique axis (Slanted) (12)
- Seeds -Tufted (14)
- Seeds-often abortive (8)
- Sessile( close to stem) (3)
- Small (17)
- nearly axile (11)
Basin (Blossom end)
- Abrupt - slope into basin (31)
- Apex 5 lobed (27)
- Concentric gray & russet lines (1)
- Corrugated, wrinkled, wavy (69)
- Crowned (8)
- Deep Depression (33)
- Deep to very deep (2)
- Deeply furrowed (7)
- Faintly corrugated/wrinkled (14)
- Large, Wide, Broad (35)
- Medium depth (33)
- Medium width (56)
- Narrow width/small (40)
- Oblique (Slanted to side) (5)
- Obscurely furrowed (2)
- Obtuse - slope into basin (11)
- Obtuse to Abrupt - slope into basin (4)
- Prominent basal lobes (6)
- Pubescent (1)
- Puckered (7)
- Ribbed (18)
- Rough russeted dots (1)
- Round (2)
- Russetted (23)
- Shallow Depression (54)
- Slightly furrowed (20)
- Slightly ribbed (16)
- Varies, medium to deep (11)
- Varies, moderately shallow to deep (10)
- Varies, narrow to moderate width (18)
- Varies, narrow to wide (6)
- Varies, shallow to medium (20)
- Waxy (1)
- beaded, mammiform protuberances (4)
- saucer-shape (1)
- smooth (8)
Calyx/Sepal/Eye
- Calyx Eye closed (45)
- Calyx Eye half open (36)
- Calyx Eye large (21)
- Calyx Eye medium (29)
- Calyx Eye open (14)
- Calyx Eye small (30)
- Calyx Eye small to large (3)
- Green (1)
- LSepals/Calyx lobes separate at base (8)
- Leafy (1)
- Sepals/Calyx acute, often reflexed (12)
- Sepals/Calyx downy/pubescent (20)
- Sepals/Calyx erect (5)
- Sepals/Calyx lobes acute (7)
- Sepals/Calyx lobes broad (14)
- Sepals/Calyx lobes broad, obtuse (5)
- Sepals/Calyx lobes medium (3)
- Sepals/Calyx long lobes (12)
- Sepals/Calyx long lobes, acute to acuminate (5)
- Sepals/Calyx medium to large (5)
- Sepals/Calyx medium to long (11)
- Sepals/Calyx narrow, acuminate (4)
- Sepals/Calyx narrow, acute (4)
- Sepals/Calyx short to long (2)
- Sepals/Calyx small lobes, short, (17)
Calyx Tube
- Calyx tube cone shaped (conical) (15)
- Calyx tube funnel shaped (16)
- Calyx tube funnel shaped w/ narrow cylinder (1)
- Calyx tube large (2)
- Calyx tube long (6)
- Calyx tube moderately narrow (1)
- Calyx tube narrow (2)
- Calyx tube short, small (6)
- Calyx tube urn shped (1)
- Calyx tube wide (6)
- Fleshy pistil point projecting into base (1)
- medium to rather small (1)
