Attractive, firm, crisp and juicy bi-colored late-midseason apple with excellent storage potential. Origin: Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Wenatchee, WA, by B. Barritt and B. Konishi. Splendour × Gala; selected 2001. USPP 21,710; 15 Feb. 2011. HortScience 45:668-669. Tree: upright and spreading with moderate vigor and spur type; very productive and can exhibit alternate bearing; moderate susceptibility to powdery mildew and fire blight (Erwinia amylovora). Fruit: medium size, 7.7 cm transverse diam.; round-conic; skin with overcolor 70-90% orange-red to pinkish-red blush with no stripe over a yellow ground color; lenticels large and very conspicuous; stem basin russet and scarf skin observed; flesh yellow-white, firm, crisp and melting; mildly acid with excellent sugar balance and mild, apple-like aroma; rarely exhibits russet, bitter pit, or sunburn
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