Origin: in Wooster, Ohio, by Freeman S. Howlett, Ohio Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1944. Jonathan × Delicious; selected in 1937. Tree: very productive, being surpassed only by Stayman Winesap; bears at an early age. Fruit: medium to large; skin attractive; quality better than Rome Beauty; dessert and culinary quality excellent; does not develop Jonathan spot; harvest season nearly 3 weeks later than Jonathan, and 11 days after Delicious, preceding Rome Beauty and Gallia Beauty by a few days; resembles Jonathan in color and shape, but less tart; late keeping, maintaining excellent flavor into May in storage; a good late fall variety to supplement Stayman Winesap, Rome Beauty, and Gallia Beauty in regions of long growing season, and in areas where the parents are grown.
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