Origin: in Excelsior, Minn., by the Univ. of Minn. Fruit Breeding Farm, from seed collected from the Seth Kenney orchard of Morristown, Minn., in 1908. Introd. in 1920. Malinda o.p.; selected in 1914; tested as Minn. 300. Tree: hardy, vigorous and productive; well-shaped, rounded, moderately dense head. Fruit: size medium; oblate, sometimes slightly irregular; deep red striped and splashed to completely cover a yellow ground; flesh firm, fine-grained, crisp, tender, white or slightly tinged with yellow, medium juicy, flavor rich, aromatic, subacid, quality good; season November to February.
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