Origin: in Glenn Dale, Md., by George F. Waldo and George M. Darrow, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Introd. in 1944. Chesapeake × Fairfax, sibling of Starbright and Redstar; cross made in 1931 by Waldo; selected in 1933; tested as USDA 2119. Tree: vigorous; productive, more so than Starbright; runner production fair; resistant to leaf spot and leaf scorch. Fruit: medium to large; wedge to short blunt conic; hull clasping, sometimes reflexed, size medium; skin bright medium red, uniform, glossy, attractive; achenes yellow, often reddish, small, raised above surface; flesh light red to the center, aromatic, firm, juicy, sweet, highly flavored; dessert quality excellent; ripens late, with Aroma and Gandy in Maryland, later than Starbright, before Redstar.
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