Origin: in Trenton, Ontario, by L.P.S. Spangelo, S.J. Leuty, and H.B. Heeney, Agr. Canada, Ottawa, and Smithfield Experimental Farm, Trenton, Ontario. Introd. in 1980. Sandel (Delicious × Sandow) × Ottawa 522 {Platt Melba × R6T68 [Jonathan × (Rome Beauty × Malus floribunda 821 sib.)]} Tested as Ottawa 652. Tree: low to medium vigor; spreading; tendency to droop; yields low; some tendency to become biennial; some fruit drop before ripe; blooms with McIntosh; resistant to apple scab, very susceptible to cedar apple and quince rusts. Fruit: medium to large; skin bright yellow; flesh cream-colored to yellow slightly coarse, tender, juicy; flavor low acid; only medium quality; processed fruit rated good for slices and fair for sauce; harvest date after McIntosh; storage life short, 1 to 2 months at 2 °C.
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