Blairmont

Orig. in Blairsville, Ga., by J.M. Thompson, South East Fruit & Tree Nut Res. Lab, Byron, Ga., and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1982. QH 11-75 (York × Minjon) × Grove. Cross made in 1961 by Jerry B. Hardigree; selected in 1971 by J.M. Thompson; tested as 6132-106 and BL 32-106. <b>Fruit:</b> 3 inches in diam., subconic; skin attractive with 90% washed solid dark and lively red over pale yellow; flesh firm, cream-colored, fine texture, juicy; ripens just after Mollie’s Delicious, 3 weeks before Delicious. <b>Tree:</b> moderately vigorous, spreading; annual bearer, self-infertile, pollenizers required (Golden Delicious recommended); resistant to fire blight, scab, and bitter rot.