Patricia

Orig. in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, by Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta. Not introd. although tested rather widely including commercial orchards. Included for record purposes as variety cited at least twice in the literature; tetraploids have been produced from it, therefore useful in breeding studies. McIntosh o.p.; selected in 1920. <b>Fruit:</b> handsome; small unless thinned; high quality; about the same season as McIntosh. <b>Tree:</b> heavy bearer; hardier than McIntosh.