Ripens very early, often around Christmas. Complex parentage involving Julyred, Williams Early Red and Starr. Raised in 1956 at New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Named because of its exceptional behaviour in the Guatemalan highlands. Fruits have creamy white, juicy flesh with a McIntosh type flavour. Grown commercially in USA, Canada and Guatemala.
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- Pollination Group: PG2
- Uses: Eating
- Harvest: late Dec - early Feb
