It retains high quality during storage, which is unique for an early variety. Also called Co-Op 23, this early season, fresh eating Apple ripens in July-Aug and is also good for drying. The fruit is very crisp & firm with yellow-light cream flesh that shows red staining just under the skin and a dark maroon-purple chewy thick skin with 75% red, numerous lenticles and a thin bloom. It has a rich and aromatic flavor that is a nice subacidic blend of tart and sweet. Tree blooms early, is highly vigorous and is annually productive (if thinned). It is a cross between NJ 50 and PRI 1018-101 and is a pollenized by all but Gravenstein and King. It has an upright habit and is may require 2-3 harvestings. It is resistant to scab (immune), cedar apple rust, fireblight & powdery mildew. Storage: at least 6 weeks without loss of quality. It originated in PRI, 1988.

Apple species description: USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-8. Apples do great in the Pacific Northwest.