Bright pink, early-maturing. Origin: Fashion Foods, Nelson, New Zealand, by W.J.E. Lynch. Heritage Gala mutation or O.P.; selected 1999. USPP 30,352; 9 Apr. 2019. Tree: vigor moderate; ramified; growth habit upright; blooms early October in Nelson; susceptible to scab and powdery mildew. Fruit: size medium, diameter 7.7 cm; conical-truncated; overcolor 75% bright pink with light yellow (RHS 1d) ground color; random flecking observed in 30% of fruit; flesh firmness 7.8-9.4 kg; flavor distinctive and stronger than Royal Gala; ripens mid-February in Nelson.
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