Damage: | Serious damage: | ||
(1) | Well-healed growth cracks over 3/8 of an inch in length. | (1) | Well-healed growth cracks that are more than 1/2 inch in length. |
(2) | Punctures over 3/16 of an inch in diameter. Riland variety exceeding 1/2 inch. | (2) | Any deformity or injury causing the skin to break more than 3/8 of an inch in diameter or which seriously affects the apricot's appearance. |
(3) | Stem pulls over 3/8 of an inch in diameter. Riland variety exceeding 1/2 inch. | ||
(4) | Smooth shallow limb rubs more than 1/4 of an inch in diameter. | ||
(5) | Russeting affecting more than ten percent of the apricot's surface which is: | ||
(a) | Reddish to brown affecting more than ten percent of the surface; or | ||
(b) | Thick, rough and very dark affecting more than five percent of the surface. | ||
(6) | Bruises exceeding five percent of the apricot's surface. | (3) | Bruises exceeding ten percent of the surface of the apricot. |
(7) | Hail marks that are: | (4) | Hail marks that are more than: |
(a) | Not shallow and superficial; or | (a) | 3/16 of an inch deep; or |
(b) | More than 3/8 of an inch in diameter in the aggregate; or | (b) | 1/2 inch in diameter in the aggregate; or |
(c) | More than 1/8 inch in diameter when the skin has been broken. | (c) | 1/2 inch in diameter when the skin has been broken. |
One well-healed hail mark, not exceeding 1/8 inch in diameter is allowed. | Four well-healed hail marks where each mark does not exceed 1/8 inch in diameter is allowed. | ||
(8) | Dirt, appearing to the extent that it is readily apparent. | (5) | Dirt, which is readily apparent and seriously affects the appearance. |