Skin has dark purplish red flush on silvery green to greenish yellow ground, with broad, short, broken, bright red stripes. Flesh is creamy white, firm, fine-textured and juicy with a sweet, pleasant flavor. Ripe in mid-October. A relatively new high quality apple, equally good for cooking and eating. It colors early to a solid red blush, but should only be picked near maturity around September 1.
Flesh is light to creamy, with tart flavor.
A very large, yellow apple, this was an early favorite for baking and pies. Now nearly vanished from commercial orchards. Ripens in mid-October. Usually keeps well until mid-winter. A relatively new early apple introduced by the Canadian Department of Agriculture.