Origin: in Mount Vernon, Wash., by Ennals Ralph Gage. Introd. in 1959. USPP 1975; 4 Oct. 1960; assigned to Sherm Fox, Pacific Pride Gardens, Bow, Skagit County, Wash. Parentage unknown; chance seedling discovered in 1909. Tree: size medium; very vigorous, spreading; hardy; productive; bears regularly. Fruit: averages about 3 3/4 inches long, up to 4 inches in diam.; conical, ribbed; skin thick, tough, smooth, oily, striped red over yellow; flesh slightly yellow, juicy, firm, crisp, tart, quality fair; ripens 4 to 6 weeks after Gravenstein, 10 to 24 Oct. at place of origin; keeps very well; useful principally for culinary purposes; resembles Gravenstein and King.
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