Origin: in Vineland Station, Ont., Canada, by the Ontario Dept. Agr., Hort. Res. Inst. Introd. in 1940. Elberta o.p. × Arp Beauty; cross made in 1920; selected in 1926; tested as 202339. Tree: moderately vigorous; leaf glands reniform; flower small, nonshowy, petals red, self-fruitful; highly productive. Fruit: large; round-ovate; skin dull dark red over yellow, not too attractive; pubescence medium; flesh yellow, red at pit, some red throughout, texture coarse, freestone; retains flavor in frozen pack; nonbrowning flesh; ripens 1 day before Elberta; which it resembles.
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