The innerwebs say that this is is just a Red Bartlett which is not uncommon.
Earliblaze was discovered in Illinois in 1949. Stark Bros commercialized it in 1958, and stopped selling it in 2011.
Tough call on this one ‘fading away’… it had a good run it appears… not sure its a standout compared to the other choices available though.
I think the newer generations will not be as enthused with ‘old’ cultivars as the current living population is.
I think we are at the apex of being able to obtain the myriad of things to grow from brambles to peaches to plums, mulberries and on and on.
There are so many new things out that its almost impossible to sort if one wants the newest or the oldest. Some folks are shying away from plums towards plumcots… Whereas the newest pears such as Bell has zero talk. Probably right now folks are growing SweeTango, Envy and Cosmic Crisp seeds hoping that they are the same. Asian pears have more traction than Euro pears as far as i can see with what people have interest in.
Probably my two favorite pears are Anjou and Bosc… when i posted about them nothing but crickets.
Studebaker and Packard have long long faded away but there are a few folks still keeping the flame lit.
Im thankful that there are still folks keeping some of the old varieties still going as far as fruit goes… but of course its a capitalist society and what doesnt sell will likely fade all the way away.
As far as apples go… im not sure the last time i saw anyone on here post about growing Red Delicious apples… yet it is sold just about at every nursery let alone box store. Im not sure who would pick a bag to buy at a grocery store over all the other choices… yet the bags are still there.