Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by the New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1962. Northwestern Greening × Red Spy; selected in 1951; tested as New York 44420-1; diploid. Tree: upright, like Spy; blooms late; good pollenizer for lateblooming varieties; bears precociously, maturing commercial crops within 5 to 6 years. Very susceptible to fire blight. Fruit: large; dual-purpose, fresh and processing, being outstanding for canned and frozen slices and sauce, rating higher than Northern Spy; skin solidly blushed and washed light scarlet, no striping, appearance excellent; ripens directly after McIntosh, 2 to 3 weeks before Rhode Island Greening is ready for processing; not subject to bitter pit.
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