Origin: in Lafayette, Ind., by a cooperative breeding program consisting of the Agr. Expt. Stations of Indiana (E.B. Williams, Jules Janick, F.H. Emerson), Illinois (D.F. Dayton, J.B. Mowry), New Jersey (Catherine Bailey, L.F. Hough), the U.S. Dept. of Agr., and Station d’Arboriculture Fruitiere, INRA, Beaucouze, Angers, France (L.M. Decourtye). Introd. in 1974, PRI 4-126 [Golden Delicious × 26829-2-2 (F2)] × Jonathan; 26829 is the result of a sib cross of two selections of Rome Beauty × Malus floribunda 821. Cross made in 1951, first fruited in 1956, tested as 370-16. Tree: vigor medium; spreading, open; productivity heavy; slight mildew susceptibility, immune to apple scab (Venturia inaequalis); blooms 1 week before Golden Delicious. Named for Priam, the last king of Troy, the father of Paris. Fruit: 2 1/2 to 3 3/4 inches in diam; round-conical, very regular; skin green-yellow ground color, moderately tough, no russeting; flesh fine, crisp, juicy, medium sweet, acidity strong, aromatic, quality good; keeping quality at least 3 months at 2 °C; ripens about 1 week before Delicious, may be too acid for U.S. tastes before storage, optimum edible quality October to January; a dessert variety.
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