Origin: in Morden, Manitoba, Canada, by C.R. Ure, Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta. Introd. in 1961. Morden 5029-E152 (Moscow Pear apple seedling) × Melba; selected in 1947; tested as Morden 366. Tree: dwarfish to medium height; rounded; hardy; scaffold branches structurally good; productivity medium; tends toward annual bearing. Fruit: medium large; skin mostly solid red; ripens in late August to early September; keeps well into December; rated excellent as an early dessert variety, fair to good cooked; resembles a highly-colored Melba.
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