Origin: in Lafayette, Ind., by a cooperative breeding program consisting of the Agr. Expt. Sta. of Indiana (E.B. Williams, J. Janick, F.W. Emerson), Illinois (D.F. Dayton, J.B. Mowry), and New Jersey (L.F. Hough, C.H. Bailey). Introd. in 1975. USPP 3988; 14 Dec. 1976; assigned to Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, Ind. Doud Golden Delicious (2-4-4) × PRI 14-152 (Golden Delicious × F2 26829-2-2). F2 26829-2-2 is the result of a cross between two selections of Rome Beauty × Malus floribunda 821. Cross made in 1955; first fruited in 1961; tested as Coop 5. Tree: vigorous; productive; little tendency for biennial bearing; typical triploid characteristics; pollen viability is probably low; immune to apple scab, moderately resistant to powdery mildew and cedar apple rust; appears well adapted to the the midwestern U.S. Fruit: large, 3 to 3 1/4 inches in diam.; ovate to conic, slightly ribbed; skin lemon yellow with a slight red blush occasionally, very smooth; no russeting, thin, waxy, does not shrivel in storage; flesh lemon yellow, fine, tender, juicy, flavor rich, subacid; quality excellent, a dessert cultivar; thin skin and bruise susceptibility make it unsuitable for commercial orchards under current handling and grading practices, recommended for home gardens; matures in Golden Delicious season.
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