Origin: in Mountain Grove, Mo., by Paul H. Shepard, Missouri State Fruit Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1935. Conard × Delicious; cross made in 1912; selected in 1930; tested as A-1289. Tree: vigorous; leaves large; twigs thick; spreading; heavy production; fruiting habit similar to McIntosh. Fruit: large to very large; long; conic, slightly knobbed; uniform in size and shape; skin well colored; quality fair; stem long; ripens about 10 days after Winesap; keeps well in storage until May; sizes well; does not drop when dry weather occurs in early fall.
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