Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by D.K. Ourecky, Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1972. Raritan × New York 844; cross made in 1963, selected in 1965, tested as New York 1144. Tree: large; free running; vigorous; more productive than Sunrise; foliage light green; less susceptible to fruit rot than other varieties. Fruit: large; oblate; skin bright red, attractive, tough; seeds sunken; flesh light red, very firm, flavor distinct; pedicel brittle; ripens 4 to 5 days after Earlidawn, concentrated ripening habit; good freezing quality.
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