. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 136. RHODE ISLAND GREENING Tree: very vigorous, broadly diverging or spreading. Shoots: medium in length, rather stout, nearly straight, with slight to moderate curvature and medium internodes. Bark: reddish olive — dark olive. Lenticels: few to medium in number, roundish, yellowish gray, nearly even. f Leaf Blade: medium to large, nearly flat, nearly straight, generally even, broad oval, deep clear green, spreading. Serrations: sharp, fairly regular, quite dis- tinct. Surface: dull, moderately smooth, wi
. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 136. RHODE ISLAND GREENING Tree: very vigorous, broadly diverging or spreading. Shoots: medium in length, rather stout, nearly straight, with slight to moderate curvature and medium internodes. Bark: reddish olive — dark olive. Lenticels: few to medium in number, roundish, yellowish gray, nearly even. f Leaf Blade: medium to large, nearly flat, nearly straight, generally even, broad oval, deep clear green, spreading. Serrations: sharp, fairly regular, quite dis- tinct. Surface: dull, moderately smooth, with medium pubescence. Prominent Characteristics Stout, vigorous growth; large, deep green, flat, sharply serrated leaves; smooth bark with few lenticels. Differs from — Baldwin by greener bark and flatter leaves with more distinct serrations. Roxbury Russet by less tall, more spreading growth, less gray pubescence, and less folded Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Amherst, : Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, 1907-1974
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