Small, red, late-midseason apple with tropical fruit or raw sugarcane aroma. Origin: University of Minnesota, Excelsior, MN, by D.S. Bedford, J.J. Luby, and D.K. Wildung. Parentage unknown; DNA fingerprinting does not support Malinda as maternal parent as recorded. Selected in 1922; tested as MN 447; introd. 2008. Tree: very hardy (USDA zone 3b), low-medium vigor with spreading habit; some tendency to biennial bearing. Fruit: globose to flat-globose; small to medium, 56-66 mm diameter; long stem; 80 to 95% maroon red over a yellow-gold groundcolor, striped pattern overcolor, often with a dappled appearance; sometimes russetted; flesh cream to light yellow; firm, crisp, juicy; sweet with unusual aroma of tropical fruit or raw sugarcane; stores 3-4 mo.
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