Lodi (Early Golden, Golden Lodi, Improved Early Transparent, Large Transparent)

Orig. in Geneva, N.Y., by Richard Wellington, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1924. Montgomery × Yellow Transparent; cross made in 1912. Fruit: larger, keeps longer, does not grow mealy and soften at center as quickly as Yellow Transparent; skin yellow, thick; flesh firm, crisp, flavor rich, sprightly; ripens later than Yellow Transparent, ripens in July in the rnidwestern U.S.; culinary and fresh uses; resembles Yellow Transparent. Tree: large; tends to bear in alternate years, can be made annually productive through proper use of blossom thinning sprays.