Origin: in Trenton, Ontario, by L.P.S. Spangelo, S.J. Leuty, H.B. Heeney, and L.L. Modderman, Smithfield Experimental Farm, Agr. Canada. Introd. in 1974. McIntosh × PRI 48-177 (from crosses at the Univ. of Illinois involving Rome Beauty, Jonathan, and M. floribunda); cross made in 1953, selected in 1963, tested as 0-532 and 53-08-02. Tree: spreading; vigorous; hardy; resistant to Venturia inaequalis. Fruit: size equal to or slightly smaller than McIntosh; round to slightly conic, somewhat unequal, smooth; skin greenish yellow ground color, covered with 75% medium to dark red; flesh white, may be some green tinge, juicy, slightly coarse, tough; quality medium to good; ripens second week of October in Trenton; keeps 3 to 4 months.
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