Origin: in Mountain Grove, Mo., by Paul H. Shepard, Missouri State Fruit Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1956. Ingram × Jonathan; cross made in 1923; tested as Missouri A-1907. Tree: most outstanding characteristic is its late blooming habit, about 12 days after Jonathan and Delicious, and 6 days after Golden Delicious and Rome Beauty. Fruit: medium to large, larger than Jonathan; roundish; stem thick, of medium length; skin thin, tough, smooth, pale bright yellow overlaid with red, faint stripe on some fruit, which have less color, dots small; flesh whiter than Jonathan but not as white as Ingram, firm, fine-grained juicy, crisp, tender, subacid; keeps well in storage; matures about 5 Sept. in southern Missouri, at Jonathan time.
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