Spencer

Orig. in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, by Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta. Introd. in 1959. McIntosh × Golden Delicious; cross made by R.C. Palmer in 1926; selected by A.J. Mann in 1938; first trial plantings made in 1941; tested as Summerland S-5-4. <b>Fruit:</b> large; oblong; skin moderately colored, blush a bright rather light scarlet, attractive; flesh crisp, firm, juicy, white, subacid; core smaller than that of Mcintosh; quality extremely high; shows a tendency for breakdown in cold storage in some areas, but in other areas, it keeps well until March; matures about 3 weeks later than McIntosh; requires moderate thinning. <b>Tree:</b> very hardy, being slightly hardier than Spartan or McIntosh; vigorous; upright, spreading.