Origin: in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada, by Charles A. Stultz. Introd. in 1965. Chance seedling; discovered sometime before 1950. Tree: large; vigorous, spreading, moderately open; hardy; medium productive, moderate annual bearer; many spurs. Fruit: size medium; 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 inches in diam.; round to slightly elongated; stem long; cavity medium, calyx closed, basin medium furrowed; skin dark red over yellow, medium bright, no russeting, bloom heavy, thickness medium; flesh texture smooth, medium tender, moderately juicy, subacid; quality good; keeps well in common storage; ripens with McIntosh; some tolerance to scab.
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