Origin: in Rochester, N.H., by Elwyn M. Meader (Prof. retired, Univ. of New Hampshire). Open-pollinated seedling of Garretson, seed supplied by George L. Slate, Geneva, N.Y., selected in 1961 by Prof. Meader. Introd. in 1974 by the Gerardi Nursery, O'Fallon, Ill. Tree: sporadic staminate as with Garretson. Recommended for central and northern United States. Fruit: larger than Garretson when pollinated, skin orange color, thin; flesh firm, sweet, texture smooth and free of astringency when ripe, quality high; mostly parthenocarpic, but bears seeded fruit when pollinated; ripens early.
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