Attractive red-fruited apple with excellent eating quality. Origin: Horticultural and Food Research Inst. of New Zealand, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand by A. White. Royal Gala × Braeburn; crossed 1985; USPP 20,477; 10 Nov. 2009. Tree: medium vigor; spreading habit; spur bearing; blooms with Royal Gala, Delicious, and Granny Smith. Fruit: globose conical with weak ribbing and medium crowning; medium, 81 mm diameter, 69 mm height; skin lacks bloom and greasiness at harvest, prone to russet in the stem and calyx cavities and sometimes on cheeks, and 70% red stripes over a yellow ground color; flesh very firm, crisp and juicy, cream-colored with medium texture; sweet flavor and slight acidity.
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