Origin: in Hendersonville, N.C., by Will Mills Dalton, Will Dalton & Son Nursery. Introd. in 1960 by William Edward Dalton and Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess Anne, Md. USPP 1994; 6 Dec. 1960; assigned to Wm. E. Dalton and the above nursery. Chance seedling; discovered in 1935. Tree: medium vigor; size medium; spreading; low; hardy; productive. Fruit: very large; skin highly colored, being deep red at maturity with a beautiful bloom, medium thick, tough, glossy; flesh white with yellowish tint, flavor excellent, firm, crisp, subacid; aroma wanting; ripens with Rome Beauty and Stayman Winesap.
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