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LuraRed
identification: Large, round-conic with slightly angular faces. The base colour is yellow over which is a dark red blush. The stem is slender and extends barely beyond the lightly russetted, deep and narrow cavity. The calyx is small and closed, set in a shallow and somewhat narrow basin.
characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, somewhat firm. Sweet. Tends to brown when exposed to air.
origins: Found as a chance seedling in Bone Gap, Illinois (U.S.A.)
cultivation: Very vigorous. Semi spur. Tolerates Hardiness Zones 5 to 8.
harvest: Late in the fourth period. The fruit tends to hold well, past maturity.
ploidism: Diploid. Self-sterile.
harvest period: 4
hardiness: 5
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