Origin: at South Coast Field Sta., Santa Ana, Calif., by R.S. Bringhurst and Victor Voth, Agr. Ext. Serv., Univ. of Calif., Davis. Introd. in 1972. Plant patent 3561; 4 June 1974; assigned to the Regents of the Univ. of California. Cal 46.5-1 × Tioga. Cross made in 1963 selected 1965, tested as Cal 63.120-11. Tree: medium size; erect, high canopy; vigorous; low chilling requirement; productivity comparable to Tioga, susceptible to verticillium wilt, less susceptible to leaf spot than Tioga; recommended throughout California, including winter planting in southern California. Fruit: large; long, flat conic skin bright red, tough; flesh orange-red, firm; ripens earlier than Tioga but harvest peaks less strongly and remains in production longer.
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