Origin: in Mandan, N.D., by William A. Oitto, Northern Great Plains Res. Center. Introd. in 1965. Duchess × Starking Delicious; tested as Mandan 49-4; sibling of Garrison. Tree: vigorous, spreading; annually productive; hardy; considerable resistance to fire blight. Primarily for the home garden. Fruit: medium to large, average about 2 3/4 inches in diam.; round conic to oblong conic; skin orange-red to medium red with dark red splotches over greenish-yellow ground, grayish dots prominent; flesh yellowish, firm crisp, very juicy, mildly subacid; excellent for dessert purposes, good for culinary uses; ripens early to mid-September; keeps well in common storage through November.
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