A high-quality winter apple with multiple disease resistances, orig. in West Lafayette, Ind., by a cooperative breeding program consisting of the Agricultural Expt. Stations of Indiana, New Jersey, and Illinois. Introd. in 1993 by J.A. Crosby, J. Janick, P.C. Pecknold, Joseph Goffreda, and S.S. Korban. USPP 9193; 11 July 1995; assigned to Purdue Res. Foundation, West Lafayettte. Parentage: PRI 1661-2 × PRI 1661-1; pedigree includes McIntosh and Delicious. Tested as PRI 2693-1. Origin: Tree: moderate to high vigor; spreading; cropping moderate, annual; bloom late; fruit borne singly on moderate-length spurs. Fruit: size medium to large, 70 to 75 mm; skin glossy, very bright, dark red on green-yellow to deep yellow ground; flesh pale yellow to cream-colored; texture medium fine, crisp, breaking; flavor moderately acid. Harvest season 2.5 weeks after Delicious; fruit hangs well on tree. After 6 months in refrigerated storage, excellent texture, mildly acid, slightly spicy, full flavored. Immune to apple scab (Vf gene); resistant to fire blight and cedar apple rust; moderately tolerant to powdery mildew.
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