Origin: in Davis, Calif., by R.S. Bringhurst and Victor Voth, California Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1961. Cal 39. 117-4 (sibling of Cupertino) × Cal 39.96-18; selected in 1954; tested as Cal 52.16-7. Tree: vigorous, semi-dense; leaf size medium, dark green, leaflets uncupped; productive; produces numerous runners; resistant to verticillium wilt, but less so than Sierra; begins production very early, especially in the central valleys of California; considered to be excellent for home gardens in California. Fruit: fairly large; blunt conic to conic; skin bright red, does not darken, attractive finish; achenes bright yellow, small, flush with skin surface; flesh red, not darkening, highly flavored, very good dessert quality; tends to bear quite a number of button type split fruit, more so toward end of season; ripens very early, before Lassen, Fresno, and Torrey; resembles Cupertino.
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