Origin: in Glenn Dale, Md., by George F. Waldo and George M. Darrow, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1944. Howard 17 × Redheart; cross made in 1929; selected in 1931; tested as USDA 1812. Tree: productive; vigorous; runners produced freely; leaf large, resistant to leaf spot and leaf scorch; sensitive to virus diseases; popular from southern New England to Virginia and west to Iowa and Kansas. Fruit: very large; blunt wedge to short conic, relatively uniform; skin dark red, glossy, slightly darker than Dorsett; hull reflexed, size medium; achenes yellow to red, even with surface or slightly raised; flesh deep red, moderately firm, tender, juicy, mildly subacid, highly flavored, aromatic; excellent dessert quality; freezes very well; season early, with Howard 17; shipping quality good.
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