Introd. for early fresh-market and home-garden use. Origin: at Res. Sta., Harrow. Ont., Canada, by H.A. Quamme, Agr. Can. Introd. in 1982. Michigan 572 (Barseck × Bartlett) × Bartlett. Selected in 1972 from cross made by L.F. Hough and Catherine H. Bailey, Rutgers Univ.; tested as HW-602. Tree: upright; vigor moderate; productive; leaves elliptical, acuminate tips and tapering base, leaf serrations distinct; flowers white; resistance to fire blight similar to Kieffer; cross fertile with Bose, Anjou, and Harrow Delight, but not with Bartlett. Fruit: ovate-pyriform with shallow broad basin; flesh quality high, equal to that of Bartlett but less gritty, flavor almost identical; skin yellow resembling Bartlett, no blush or russet; fresh and processing quality equal to Bartlett, but 10% less in size for processing; ripens 1 week before Bartlett.
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