Origin: in South Coast Field Sta., Santa Ana, Calif. by Victor Voth and R.S. Bringhurst, Agr. Expt. Sta., Univ. of California, Davis. Introd. in 1983. Plant patent 5268, 7 Aug. 1984; assigned to Regents, Univ. of California, Davis. Cal. 72.309-601 [64.57-108 (Sequoia × Tioga) × Tufts] × Cal 72.359-605 (64.57-108 × Tufts) Cross made in 1977; first fruited and selected in 1979; tested as Cal 77.36-604 and C6. Tree: erect; about the same size as Tioga; self-fertile; suitable for fresh market and processing. Named after the town of Santa Ana, Calif. Fruit: as large as Tioga; medium to short conic; skin slightly darker than Tioga, glossy. and attractive; flesh about the same color as skin with a lighter ring around the core, firm and durable as Tioga, Tufts, or Aiko; internally slightly hollow; earliest fruiting of all California short-day type cultivars including Douglas.
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