Noret

Orig. from the breeding program at Agr. Canada Res. Sta., Beaverlodge, Alberta. Introd. in 1976. Rescue × Mantet. Selected in 1960. <b>Fruit:</b> medium, 55 × 50 mm; ground color green to yellow, over­laid almost completely with shiny dark red; flesh cream-colored, moderately firm, slightly tart, good flavor. Harvest early, 5 days after Dawn. <b>Tree:</b> small, upright­spreading; very winter hardy, hardier than Osman and Heyer 12; precocious; annual cropping.