This cultivar, selected in the wild by W. B. Ward in Rushville, Indiana, in 1950, is a perennial favorite among backyard growers. "Oval to round, few seeds, excellent flavor, excellent for shipping, excellent taste," Ron Powell reports, "and parent of many other improved cultivars," including Peterson's Shenandoah. Derek Morris says, "Exceptional quality medium to large fruits, early-mid season Ripening. Medium productivity. Very good seed to flesh ratio and fruits maintain quality over a long time. This one is just as good, if not better, when skin turns dark. The flesh takes on a very rich butterscotch flavor and texture is divine - melts in the mouth." Other reports suggest a melon aftertaste. KSU reports middle September ripening in Kentucky and first week of October in Michigan, "Fruit size large, averaging over 170 g/fruit and 55 fruit per tree." Won Best Fruit at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in 2011.