A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4-8m high.
Origin: in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, by K.O. Lapins, Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta. Introd. in 1964. Summerland (McIntosh × Golden Delicious) o.p.; selected in 1961; tested as Summerland 9E-11-40. Tree: vigorous; spreading; blooms relatively early; bears early and fairly regularly. Fruit: medium large; oblong; skin highly colored with a bright, solid blush; flesh cream, medium firm, crisp, juicy, flavor very good; ripens 3 to 4 weeks before McIntosh or a few days before Tydeman’s Early Worcester; matures evenly on tree.