Origin: in Sebastopol, Calif., by Wm. E. Silva. Introd. in 1963. Gravenstein × Golden Delicious; cross made in 1945; selected in 1959. USPP 2512; 11 May 1965. Tree: size medium; bears alternately, requiring heavy thinning in heavy producing years; fruit borne on small spurs; vigorous, rapid, and upright grower. Fruit: averages 2 1/2 inches in diam. and 3 inches long, oblong angular; skin golden; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, strong pineapple-like flavor; aroma pleasant; ripens first of October; keeps well; resembles Golden Delicious.