Laila

Origin and History

Laila is classified as a Delicious sport. One accession was received from Oscar Mobelins, Howe Warren, Victoria, Australia in 1929 and reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York. A second accession (station number K8924) was received from the Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, and reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, and the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Fruit

Form and Color: Laila is a Delicious type with early red color and striping. The second accession is described as red and striped.

Size, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Flesh, and Core: Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Two accessions are documented:

• One from Oscar Mobelins, Howe Warren, Victoria, Australia (received 1929)
• Station number K8924 from the Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York

Other

Not described in source.