Attractive large, sweet, late-season apple. Origin: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, B.C., by C. Hampson, R. MacDonald, H. Quamme, D.L. McKenzie, and W.D. Lane. Splendour × Gala (Kidds D.8); cross made in 1981; selected in 1988; tested as 8S-26-10. Tree: moderate vigor; spreading habit; bears on spurs and short shoots; needs thinning; good precocity; susceptible to apple scab. Fruit: large; globose to globose-conic and weakly ribbed; skin smooth, glossy, medium-thick with little russet on cheeks but common in cavity and conspicuous lenticels with 85% red blush; flesh cream to light yellow, juicy, firm, crisp, slightly coarse; flavor starchy and slightly astringent at harvest but developing in storage to sweet and aromatic; stores well for 5 months.
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