Origin: in Puyallup, Wash., by E.A. Ohlson. Introd. in 1951. Chance seedling; discovered about 1935. Tree: very hardy; vigorous, open; produces good and regular crops; propagates well on M.9 and M.7 rootstocks. Fruit: very large, 4 inches or more in diam., light weight; oblong, slightly angular; calyx large, closed; skin tender, thin, smooth, pale yellow, mottled or striped bright carmine; dots small and scattered; flesh pale yellow, moderately coarse but crisp, somewhat juicy, subacid, quality good to very good; dessert and culinary purposes; ripens in fall, with Gravenstein in early September at Puyallup; keeps well in common storage until January; primarily for home orchards and roadside markets.
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