Origin: in Brewster, Wash., by Calvin L. Cooper, Pateros, Wash. Introd. in 1968. USPP 2790; 23 Jan. 1968. Bud mutation of Tydeman’s Early Worcester. Tree: less vigorous than parent and bears earlier; branches do not have the undeveloped buds characteristic of parent tree, less distance between spurs and tendency to set fruit better. Variety is cited here because of patent. Fruit: identical to parent and ripens same time.
Origin: in Los Angeles, Calif., by Marino La Pietra. USPP 801; 6 July 1948. Parentage unknown; discovered in 1935. Tree: bears well in the coastal regions of southern Calif. Included here because of patent. Fruit: large; skin dull red overall; flesh crisp, juicy; seedless; ripens late November.
Origin: in Cobden, Ill., by Corliss R. Maxam. USPP 3035; 2 Mar. 1971. Discovered in a planting of Starking Delicious. Tree: Fruit: deeper red color than Starking Delicious and uniform in color; matures all at same time; stems red. Included here because of patent.