Early maturing, attractive, and flavorful. Origin: University of Maryland, College Park, by C.S. Walsh and J.M. Harshman. Cripps Pink × CGM (McIntosh Wijcik × Gala). USPP 28,595; 7 Nov. 2017. Tree: vigor low-moderate; growth habit spreading; blooms early to mid-April in Keedysville, similar to Gala and Cripps Pink; tolerant to brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) and fire blight (Erwinia amylovora); susceptible to bitter rot (Glomerella cingulata). Fruit: medium, diameter 7.0 cm; oblate to conic; overcolor 90% red and striped with green-yellow ground color; flesh crisp, moderately juicy with weak aroma; ripens mid-October in Keedysville, MD, 3-4 weeks before Cripps Pink.
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