Deeply red-colored, crisp-textured Honeycrisp sport. Origin: University of Minnesota, by D. Bedford and J. Luby. Limb mutation of Honeycrisp; tested as B42-3-16A; discovered 1999; propagated 2001. USPP 26,644; 26 Apr. 2016. Tree: blooms after Minnewasta; vigor moderate; cold hardy to USDA Zone 4; more resistant to apple scab than Minneiska. Fruit: diameter 7-8.4 cm; greater area of more intense red than Honeycrisp, develops color in climates not conducive to well-colored Honeycrisp, such as southern Pennsylvania and southern New York; texture crisp; skin thin, easily penetrated; flavor subacid; ripens 2-3 weeks after Minneiska.
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