Origin: in Columbia, Mo., by H.G. Swartout, Missouri Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1950. Blakemore × Aroma; selected in 1940. Tree: very productive; sets and matures nearly all of its flowers; susceptible to leaf spot and mildew; produces runners freely; grows best in heavy silt loam. Fruit: medium to large, continuous throughout season; short wedge to blunt conic, irregular; skin red; flesh firm, light red, extremely sweet; ships very well; ripens in late midseason; resembles Aroma in southwest Missouri.
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