Origin: in Mandan, N.D., by W.P. Baird, Northern Great Plains Field Sta. Introd. in 1957. Open-pollinated seedling of Sapa; selected in 1942; tested as Mandan 42-1. Tree: Fruit: fairly large, averaging about 35 per lb; round; skin thin, mottled purple; flesh medium firm, juicy, fairly sweet; semi-freestone; usually ripens during midAugust; rated first in its class in taste tests, being very good for culinary uses, especially jam. Bush: fairly vigorous, spreading; like Sapa, it suffers severe winter injury in some seasons, but makes a good recovery. A superior variety to Sapa because of its better quality and larger size.
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