Origin: in Waiwhero, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand, by O. Moran. Introd. in 1952 by Williams Bros., Braeburn, Upper Moutere, Nelson. Parentage unknown, probably Lady Hamilton × open-pollinated seedling. Discovered in 1952. Tree: spreading; vigor moderate; productivity heavy and precocious, tendency toward biennial bearing but easily controlled by pruning. Fruit: medium to large; oval with a definite crown, shape is taller and crown more pronounced in colder climatic regions; skin glossy, covered with short stripes of dark crimson, three-fourths overlaid with dark scarlet blush, bright, attractive, considered a striped variety; flesh pale cream, very firm, crisp, juicy, flavor subacid, quality excellent; ripens very late, just before Fuji and with Red Dougherty; keeps well in storage, not susceptible to bitter pit; hangs well on tree without preharvest drop.
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