Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by New York Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in New Zealand in 1954, in U.S. in 1967. (Livingston × Greensboro) o.p.; selected in 1945 by Henry Bennett, New York Fruit Testing Cooperative Assn.; tested as N.Y. 1017 since 1955. Tree: vigorous and productive; has tendency toward narrow crotches; blossom buds are slightly more resistant than Redhaven to injury by low winter temperatures; flowers large, showy; leaf glands reniform. Planted in New Zealand. Fruit: round to oblate; skin greenishwhite ground color, 80% covered with a dark red blush; flesh juicy, slightly coarse, medium firm; flavor sweet, rich; quality high; ripens about 20 Aug. at Geneva, just after Redhaven.
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