Origin: in Harrow, Ontario, Canada, by R.E.C. Layne and G.M. Weaver, Agriculture Canada, Res. Sta. Introd. in 1974. Lexington × NJN32; cross made in 1963; selected in 1968; tested as HW101. Tree: spreading; hardier than Redhaven, like Madison; productive; tolerant of bacterial spot and brown rot; flower pink, large, showy; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 inches in diam.; ovate; skin 90% red with greenish-yellow ground color, attractive; flesh bright yellow, red at pit, moderately firm, quality good, freestone; ripens 1-2 days after Redhaven peach, 16 Aug. at Harrow.
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