The name of a new apple variety, developed at the Summerland Research Centre, will be announced on Saturday in Vancouver.
The apple, now known as SPA493, was developed and tested by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists in partnership with the Okanagan Plant Improvement Corporation.
The apple variety, developed in 1981, is a cross between a Splendour and a Gala.
It will be unveiled at the University of British Columbia Apple Festival, at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research on Oct. 13 at 1 p.m.