Origin: in South Haven, Mich., by Stanley Johnston, Mich. Agr. Expt. Sta. Lloyd George × Cuthbert; cross made in 1931; selected in 1934; introd. in 1951. Tree: upright, tall, vigorous; winter hardy; very productive; canes numerous, moderately stocky, quite thickly covered with stiff, sharp, reddish-brown spines. Fruit: large; round-conic; light red when first ripe turning rather dark when fully ripe; easily separated from the receptacle; flavor good; cans well without crumbling; freezes as well as Latham; ripens early.
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