A high-quality, Golden Delicious type orig. from the apple breeding program at Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Golden Delicious × (Cortland × Cox’s Orange Pippin). Selected in 1971; tested as NJ 55; Golden Delicious × (Cortland × Cox’s Orange Pippin); introd. in 1992. USPP 8648; 22 Mar. 1994. HortScience 30(2):387-388. Origin: Tree: tends to overcrop, thinning required; not disease resistant. Fruit: size medium to large, 300 to 400 g; skin very attractive, 40% orange-red blush, sometimes pink, on pale yellow-green ground; shape round-conic, slightly irregular. Flesh: cream-colored, slow to oxidize; very firm, crisp, and juicy; flavor sweet, mildly subacid, aromatic; eating quality excellent. Harvest season 1 week after Delicious. Storage life medium, up to 6 months at-0.5 °C.
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