Winchester

Orig. in Blacksburg, Va., by R.C. Moore and G.D. Oberle, Virginia Agr. Expt. Sta., Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. Introd. in 1971. York Imperial × Lowry. Cross made in 1940, selected in 1959, tested as VPI 3. <b>Fruit:</b> medium to large; medium oblate to round oblate, truncate, slightly oblique, skin medium red wash, stripe and blush, flesh deep yellow, crisp, medium juicy, long storage life; for commercial processing; harvest 3 weeks later than Delicious. <b>Tree:</b> size medium, round, vigor moderate, very productive but will alternate; pollen viable, blooms late with York Imperial, 2 days before Rome Beauty. Recommended for areas in Virginia and elsewhere where York Imperial grows successfully.