Viking (D.8., Gurney Viking)

Orig. in Yankton, S.D., by George W. Gurney, Gurney Seed & Nursery Co. Introd. in 1925. Selected from scions sent from Scandinavian countries. Fruit: large; quality good; skin mostly deep red although partly striped over a green ground color, very attractive; season fall. Tree: exceptionally hardy; bears early. No longer commercially available.