A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4-8m high.
Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., from the Cornell Univ. breeding program (New York Agr. Expt. Sta.). Introd. in 1995. Red Spy (Schoharie) × Empire; USPP 11,000; 6 July 1999. Tested as NY 429. Tree: vigorous and upright, precocious, annual bearing, midseason bloom, diploid, hardiness and disease susceptibility comparable to Empire. Fruit: large to very large, round to oblong, overall red color; flesh cream, crisp, firm, subacid, and slightly aromatic, as good as or better than Empire; ripens early October, with Empire; storage 4-5 months in common storage, better than that of Empire.
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