Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by J.N. Moore and L.F. Hough, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1962. Utah Shipper × Jerseybelle; cross made in 1955; selected in 1957; tested as N.J. 157. Tree: vigorous; recommended for central New Jersey and northward; not resistant to disease; yields higher than average; virus free. Fruit: very large, with first pickings averaging up to 1 1/2 inches in diam.; skin medium tough, glossy, very attractive; achenes yellow and prominent; taste and texture equal to Catskill, with quality surpassing that of Jerseybelle, which it resembles; ripens very late, 3 to 5 days after Jerseybelle or about 15 June in New Brunswick; requires more frequent harvesting than some other varieties because it ripens rapidly; not satisfactory for freezing.
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