Productive apple that produces fruit with exceptional texture and excellent storage ability. Origin: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Summerland, BC, Canada, by W.D. Lane. Splendour × Gala; crossed 1980; selected 1989; tested as 8S-27-43. Tree: moderate vigor; upright, spreading, spurry growth habit; bears annually on spurs with negligible preharvest drop; cold hardiness similar to Golden Delicious in laboratory freezing tests. Fruit: large, globose-conical; ~90% dark red blush and green/yellow ground color; some stem bowl and lenticel russeting; ripens late mid-season, 7 d after Delicious; flesh crisp, juicy, firm, sweet; retains crispness and juiciness for 5 months in regular air storage.
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