A Fasciated Flower Cluster of Rome Beauty Apple
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1962.17.1.12Abstract
In the summer of 1960, an unusual flower cluster was found on a branch of 'Rome Beauty' growing in the University orchard. This cluster was fasciated, approximately 15.5 mm wide and 7.5 mm thick. On the cluster, there had been 33 flowers at bloom. Ten fruits were observed developing on June 5, but these dropped before harvest. Fasciation is the production of a flat branch resembling several branches growing together. It is a result of multiple terminal buds arranged in a single plan, and is regarded as a malformation rather than a disease. Although this malformation probably occurred by chance, heavy pruning and extreme water supply conditions have been associated with fasciated plant tissue.
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