Origin: in Vineland Station, Ont., Canada, by the Ontario Dept. Agr., Hort. Res. Inst. Introd. in 1949. J.H. Hale × Vedette; selected in 1934; tested as Ont. 290159. Tree: vigor medium, very productive; susceptible to bacterial leaf spot; flower large, showy; light pink; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: medium large; round, uniform; skin yellow-green, blushed deep red over most of surface, pubescence light, attractive; flesh yellow, red at pit, melting, firm, texture coarse, freestone; good shipping quality; ripens 1 week after Elberta; resembles Vedette.
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