High-quality dessert apple similar, if not identical, to the Japanese cultivar Senshu. Origin: possible seedling growing at Sommerfeld residence near Modesto, Calif.; discovered about 1989, assigned to Green Tree Nursery, La Grange, Calif. USPP 8234; 18 May 1993. Tree: Fruit: medium size, very short stem, very shallow, puckered basin, very thin skin, reddish blush and stripe, rather dull finish; ripens between Gala and Red Delicious; excellent low-acid flesh, tender and juicy; tends to crack around stem when fully mature; an excellent roadside market apple, but too tender to handle in large volume; fair storage quality to January-February at 0 °C.
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