A good-quality summer apple orig. at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Georgia Mountain Branch Expt. Sta., Blairsville, by J.M. Thompson. Introd. in 1993 jointly by USDA and Univ. of Tennessee. NJ 125355 × NJ 6055; cross made in 1963 by L.F. Hough and Catherine Bailey at Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.; selected at Blairsville by J.M. Thompson in 1971. Tested as 634011-96. Not patented. Origin: Tree: vigorous; spreading; similar to Rome Beauty in susceptibility to fire blight. Chilling requirement more than 1200 h. Fruit: firm, attractive; skin 80% bright red on pale-yellow ground; flesh white, fine, juicy. Fruit quality good to very good; flavor mild with good balance. Size medium; heavy thinning required to achieve 68 to 70 mm in diam. and to avoid biennial bearing. Ripens in early summer for pick-yourown and local markets; adapted to southern highlands.