Joan

Orig. in Ames, Iowa, by the Dept. Hort., Iowa Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1932. Anisim × Jonathan; cross made in 1906; selected in 1918. <b>Fruit:</b> large; round; skin a solid bright red, very attractive; flesh white, subacid, juicy, quality fair; a good culinary type. <b>Tree:</b> annual bearer; very productive; subject to fire blight.