Origin: in Puyallup, Wash., by B.H. Barritt and C.D. Schwartze, Western Washington Res. & Ext. Center. Introd. in 1970. The parentage of this variety is (Northwest × Sierra) × Columbia. Cross made in 1962, selected in 1965, tested as WSU 1239. Tree: large; vigorous; very hardy; productivity equal to Northwest; tolerant to red-stele races Al and A-3, virus and Botrytis. Fruit: large, broad wedge to conic; skin bright red, glossy, abrasion resistant; flesh firm, bright red throughout; for fresh market and processing; ripens mid-season with Northwest.
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