Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by George L. Slate, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1959. Starbright × Pathfinder; cross made in 1947; selected in 1949; tested as N.Y. 233. Tree: tall; vigorous; productive; numerous slender runners produced; free from leaf diseases; flower perfect, size medium. Fruit: size medium; short conic, uniform, apex pointed; skin glossy, attractive, medium red, colors evenly, tough; achenes numerous, raised, somewhat seedy in appearance; flesh very firm, medium red, flavor subacid, juicy, center solid, quality fair; hull small, clasping, adhering tightly; satisfactory for freezing; ripens in midseason, just after CatskIll.
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