Origin: in Bologna, Italy, by Enrico Baldini, Inst. di Coltivazioni Arboree, University, Bologna. Introd. in 1971. The final patent number is 891783 (Italy), 24 Dec. 1969, assigned to Zanzi Nursery, Ferlala, Italy. Pocahontas × Blakemore. Cross made in 1963, selected in 1969. Tree: vigor moderate; productivity high; prostrate growing habit, easily capped. Fruit: size medium; conic to long conic; skin deep red, seeds set superficially; flesh dark pink, firm flavor good, sweet, subacid; recommended for fresh market; ripens about 1 week before Corella.
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