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Medium to large in size. Taste is sweet and sub-acid. Skin color is pinkish/red blush and stripes over a cream/ yellow ground. Flesh is white to cream in color.
| Maturity Season: | Early season, mid August to early September in BC. |
| Harvest Criteria: | Based on ripe eating taste and background color change from green to cream/yellow. |
| Tree Description: | Vigorous, spurry and fairly precocious. |
| Bloom: | Very early in the blossom season. |
| Production: | Very productive and precocious. Multiple pick variety. |
| Advantages: | Early season bi-color apple. |
| Disadvantages: | Storage life is very short. Marketing period is limited pre Gala timing. Susceptible to apple scab. |
| Storage: | Very short. Direct sales only. |
| Comments: | Market acceptability is limited. Use caution if planning on planting this variety. Niche market only. |