Origin: in Baton Rouge, La., by P.L. Hawthorne, La. Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1961. Headliner × La. 3-1169 (complex hybrid including Klonmore, Suwanee, Konvoy, and Marion Bell); cross made in 1954; selected in 1956; tested as La. 5-325. Tree: vigorous, runner production medium to good; productive; flower perfect; leaf diseases must be controlled. Fruit: medium to large; long conic to wedge; skin glossy, bright red, attractive; hull dark green, large; achenes small, somewhat sunken; flesh firm, juicy, medium red, quality good; shipping quality very good; for fresh market, processing, and dessert; season early to late spring, being early March through early June in Baton Rouge.
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