Origin: in Brewster, Wash., by Calvin L. Cooper. Introd. in 1980. USPP 4741; 18 Apr. 1980; assigned to Auvil Fruit Co., Orondo, Wash. Bud mutation of Hannaford Granny Smith; selected in 1972. Tree: spur-type, semi-dwarf; resembles parent, but has increased bloom set, with higher setting of double and triple clusters, sharply increased productivity, and reduced intemodal distances on the terminal growths of branches; ripens with Granny Smith. Fruit: large; skin dark green with numerous and distinctive white spots: flesh firm with whiter flesh than parent; outstanding storage capabilities.
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