Narrative
Origin in Excelsior, Minnesota, by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, Fruit Breeding Farm. Introduced in 1957. From Open pollinated seed of Poorman, collected in 1938, selected in 1944, tested as Minn. 206. Fruit: medium-large, skin light, dull red, glabrous, flesh pink, flavor tart, quality good, seeds few, small, ripens before Pixwell and Como.Plant: spines sparse, short, weak, missing on older wood, vigorous, productive, relatively free of disease, particularly anthracnose.Brooks and Olmo, 1972.
Introduction of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Sta. Fruit Breeding farm. From OP seed in 1938, selected in 1944 Introduced in 1944, in Excelsior, Minnesota.