Origin: in Morden, Manitoba, Canada, by the Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta.; selected by A. J. Mann, Res. Sta., Summerland, British Columbia Introd. in 1943. (Scout × McClure seedling); cross made in 1936 at Morden; original tree planted in 1938 and selected in 1942 at Summerland; named in honor of W.R. Leslie, Superintendent, Res. Sta., Morden. Tree: Fruit: color pale yellow; inclined to be somewhat soft in handling; resembled Tilton. Variety proved to be of poor quality and unproductive; now obsolete.
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