Origin: near Siler City, N.C., by Glenn G. Gilmore, North State Nursery Co., Julian, N.C. Introd. in 1946. Chance seedling, parentage unknown. Tree: vigorous; upright; little branching and very open when spread with fruit; leaves large, thick, dark green; blooms early or about the same time and as resistant to fire blight as Kieffer. Fruit: size medium; round to turbinate shape with no neck; skin clear yellow with large russet dots and splashes of russet over much of surface when mature; flesh white, coarse texture, some grit cells near core and skin; ripens from late August to early October in North Carolina.
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