Origin: by R.L. Granger and G.L. Rousselle, Agr. Canada Research Station, St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Ottawa 521 × 11-51; ancestry includes Melba, McIntosh, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, and Malus floribunda 821; cross made in 1964 in Ottawa; selected in Trenton, Ontario; and evaluated at Frelighsburg, Quebec. Tested as Ottawa 635. Described in 1983 by G.L. Rousselle; named in 1990 by R.L. Granger. Tree: vigor medium; spreading; precocious; annually productive; resistant to apple scab (Vf); moderately resistant to powdery mildew and to fire blight; very susceptible to cedar apple rust and quince rust. Fruit: medium-large, 65 to 70 mm in diam.; color 60% to 65% red on light green ground color; shape oblong-conical; flesh white, juicy, crisp, mild to subacid, high sugar and aroma; quality good. Introduced as midseason dessert apple, also suitable for culinary use. Harvest 1 week before McIntosh; storage life 3 months or more in air.
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