This apple originated in the Ukraine in the 1700s. It made it’s way to the U.S. in the 1800s and over the Oregon trail to Oregon in the mid-1800s among the first named varieties brought here. It’s a lovely and tasty apple that has a fair amount of disease resistance. Ours grow in an non irrigated part of the orchard and survived hot dry summers with ease. Generally they produce only enough for our use so we don’t often stock scionwood for these.