Volume 45 Number 2 Article 10
Year 1991 Month 4
Title: Contemporary Evolution off the New England Apple Industry: Cultivar and Rootstock Trends
Author: W.R. Autio
Abstract:
The New England apple industry is experiencing a great deal of change. 'Mclntosh' will
decline in acreage but remain the dominant
cultivar into at least the middle of the 1990's.
Cultivars such as 'Cortland,' 'Macoun,' 'Empire,'
'Liberty,' 'Gala,' and 'Jonagold' are increasing in
importance.
From the early 1970's through the
late 1980's the industry gradually shifted from
seedling-rooted trees to trees primarily in the
semi-standard and semi-dwarf size categories.
In the 1990's the planting trends will shift to the
dwarf size category, which are projected to
account for over 60$ of acreage planted between
1990 and 1994.
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