Origin: in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, by RC. Palmer, Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta. Introd. in 1936. Yellow Newtown o.p., with the other parent almost certainly Rome Beauty; seed collected in 1924 by RC. Palmer; original tree planted in 1927; first fruited in 1932; selected in 1933 by A.J. Mann; named in 1936. Tree: compact in form but not spur-type; consistent annual bearer; hardy under conditions at Summerland, British Columbia. Not being planted and none in production in Summerland. Fruit: above medium; skin attractively striped and blushed with bright red; flesh cream, moderately firm, crisp, juicy, somewhat coarse in texture, core small, very high quality, highly aromatic, matures late, with Yellow Newtown and Rome Beauty; keeps almost as long as Rome Beauty, which it resembles.
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