Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by L.F. Hough and Catherine H. Bailey, New Jersey Agr. Exp. Sta. Introd. in 1971. NJ24 = [Melba × (Wealthy × Starr) × (Red Rome × Melba)] × Julyred. Cross made in 1956; selected in 1961; tested as NJ38. Tree: upright, spreading like McIntosh. Early budbreak. Very susceptible to scab. Fruit: size 2 3/4 to 2 7/8 inches in diam.; round, uniform; skin light green ground color with 50% to 75% blushed with bright red, thin, tough; colors better than McIntosh, otherwise very similar; flesh juicy and aromatic like McIntosh, white; resembles McIntosh; ripens 1 month before McIntosh.
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