Origin: in New Hampshire, Seckel × U.S. 220 (Vermont Beauty × Roi Charles de Wurtemburg); cross made in 1955 by L.F. Hough, Rutgers Univ., N.J., seedling screened for fire blight at Lafayette, Ind.; seedling first fruited in 1967; tested as 117-1 and TH7-230; selected in 1969 by Jules Janick, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, Ind. Released in 1977, plant patent 4499; 13 Feb. 1979 to Stark Bros. Nurseries. Tree: spreading; does not defoliate even without spraying for leaf-spotting diseases; resistance to fire blight rated with Kieffer. Fruit: pyriform-turbinate; ripens to golden russet; flesh smooth, buttery, no detectable grit; flavor rich, sweet, resembles Seckel; cultivar sets without pollination, but fruit size is reduced; pollen is fertile; local market use; ripens 1-10 Sept.; expected to be adapted to the Midwest.
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