Origin: in Excelsior, Minn., by E.T. Anderson, T.S. Weir, and Shirley T. Munson, Univ. of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. Introd. in 1963. Daniels Red Duchess × Delicious; cross made in 1924; selected in 1937 by W.H. Alderman; tested as Minn. 1430. Tree: vigorous; tends to bear when young; good yields usually produced annually; fruit hangs well, rarely drops before harvest; usually susceptible to fire blight and scab; very resistant to cedar apple rust; lacks extreme hardiness. Fruit: size medium; oblongconic, somewhat irregular; skin bright red stripes over light yellow, attractive, glossy, tough, medium thick; dots white or corky, medium small; flesh creamy white, crisp, very juicy, flavor suggestive of Delicious but more sprightly, quality high for fresh use, very good for pie and sauce; maintains fine dessert qualities with little change from harvest to late winter in storage, being superior to Haralson in appearance and storage quality, but some breakdown of flesh next to skin when stored at 35 °F; ripens late, in mid-October; resembles Delicious.
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