Origin: in Coin township, Carroll County, Ark., by Ralph Banta. Introd. in 1968 by Merle J. Lucas, Green Forest Nursery, Green Forest, Ark. Parentage unknown. Tree: semi-dwarf; similar to Jonathan in early growth, but with more vigor and more upright, slowing down and spreading at maturity. Fruit: 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diam.; skin yellow ground color covered with dark red, attractive; flesh very white, juicy, crisp, firm, flavor slightly resembling Jonathan; keeps fairly well, better than Transparent or Lodi but not as well as Jonathan; ripens 2 to 3 weeks earlier than Jonathan.
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