A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4-8m high.
Origin: in Wageningen, The Netherlands, by T. Visser, Inst. for Hort. Plant Breeding. Introd. in 1972. USPP 6450; 6 Dec. 1988; assigned to Carlton Plants, Dayton, Ore. Golden Delicious × Ingrid Marie; cross made in 1955. Tree: very vigorous; precocious cropping; less productive than Gala, with some tendency to biennial cropping; no preharvest drop; diploid, produces viable pollen; foliage not shed until January. More susceptible to powdery mildew than Granny Smith and Jonagold; scab susceptible; fruit very susceptible to Phytophthora rot. Fruit: medium to large, axial diam. 60 to 70 mm, transverse diam. 70 to 80 mm; shape round-conic; good color, yellow with very attractive orangered stripe; more susceptible to sunburn than Gala; performs best in cool districts; flesh firm, white, rather coarse; very good flavor but acid at harvest time; harvest date 3 1/2 weeks before Golden Delicious; requires 2 weeks storage to develop acceptable flavor.
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