Origin: in Bloomfield, Ind., by Roland S. Rogers. Introd. in the 1920s. USPP 794; 23 Mar. 1948; assigned to Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. Parentage unknown. Tree: vigorous; upright; rapid growing; productive, regular bearer. Fruit: size medium; round, oblate to oblong; skin yellow, streaked with red; flesh tart, dessert quality fair to medium, cooking quality good; keeps about as well as Duchess; ripens 2 to 3 weeks ahead of Jonathan; hangs in dense clusters unless thinned; storage season late fall; resembles Jonathan only in having some red on skin; bears no resemblance to Grimes.
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