Origin: in Torrey Pines, Calif., by R.S. Bringhurst and Victor Voth, California Agr. Expt. Sta., Davis. Introd. in 1961. Lassen × Calif. 42.8-16; selected in 1955; tested as Calif. 53.9-10 (including Sierra, Blakemore, Narcissa, Nich Ohmer, N.Y. 4626, U.S. 543, and U.S. 634); sibling of Torrey. Tree: very vigorous; many runners produced; tolerant to salinity; highly susceptible to verticillium wilt; more susceptible to virus than Lassen; general Calif. adaptation including warm-winter areas; performs well in southern California, the Central Valley, Santa Maria, and Santa Clara Valley; resembles Lassen. Fruit: large, uniform; long conic, being wedge shaped at certain times; hull separates easily from fruit; skin attractive, tough, lighter color than Lassen, does not darken readily; achenes yellow, medium size, flush with fruit surface; flesh very firm, quality good; dessert quality superior to Lassen; ripens with Lassen and later than Wiltguard and Torrey; resembles Lassen.
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