Bred by Albert F. Etter in Ettersburg, CA before World War One; introduced commercially by his brother Walter Etter in the early 1930s; trees first sold commercially by Greenmantle Nursery of Garberville, CA in the 1980s. Seedling of Wagener; pollen parent was probably the old English cultivar Manx Codlin. Name combined Walter + Anna, his wife’s name. Origin: Tree: vigorous, healthy, regularly productive; chilling requirement 900 h. Fruit: size medium to large; color thin red striping over greenish ground, which becomes more yellow as it ripens; shape round; texture crisp; hard; juicy; flavor high acid, high sugar, mellows in storage. Harvest season 4 weeks after Delicious; keeps well in cold storage until the following summer; use dessert and cooking; excellent for cider.
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