Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by L. Fredric Hough and Catherine H. Bailey, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1968. Gorham × N.J. 1. Cross made in 1950; first fruited in 1958; selected in 1958; tested as N.J. 6. Tree: vigor below medium; central leader with open branching; not as productive as Lee or Star, pollen good, compatible with other varieties. Fruit: size medium; acute-pyriform; skin straw yellow when tree ripened; flesh creamy white, texture fine, nearly buttery, no indication of astringency, quality good, comparable to Gorham; ripens with Gorham or 2 weeks after Bartlett; as resistant to fire blight as Kieffer, the best quality blight resistant variety selected so far.
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