Like other "PRI" apples it is of complex ancestry to ensure the utmost disease resistance and various cultivation advantages, along with a fresh vibrant flavor.

Its ancestry includes the 'Rome Beauty', 'Melba', 'Golden Delicious' and 'Wealthy' apples, as well as the Malus floribunda crabapple for scab resistance.

[2] 'Prima' was originally very resistant to apple scab due to having the Vf gene.

[3][4] It has a juicy flesh with a balanced mild sub-acid flavour, a red flushed skin over yellow background.

[5] It does not fall off the tree, and like most early harvest apples, does not keep well, even with refrigeration.