Origin: in Blacksburg, Va., by George D. Oberle, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. Introd. in 1967. Red Rome × Schoharie. Cross made in 1949; first fruited and selected in 1957; tested as VPI 4. Tree: round topped; vigor equal to Red Rome; heavy producer of fruit spurs and does not produce the blind wood or nodes characteristic of Red Rome; flowers late with Red Rome; good pollen. Fruit: rounded, symmetrical; skin near solid red, smooth, fine finish; flesh above average in firmness, texture medium; flavor mild, subacid with some suggestion of Northern Spy aroma; quality above average; keeps well in storage; resembles Red Rome; ripens about 20 Sept. in Blacksburg or 5 days before Delicious.
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