Origin: in Seal Beach, Calif., by Clark Pettingill. Introd. in 1949. USPP 1352; 22 Feb. 1955; assigned to Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, Calif. Chance seedling; discovered about 1935; first propagated in 1942. Tree: large; upright; vigorous; very productive; regular bearer; short chilling requirement, being suitable to southern California and similar climates. Fruit: large; apex broadly depressed; skin red overlying green, medium thick; flesh nearly white, firm, crisp, juicy, moderately acid; ripens early September to mid-October; ships and keeps well.
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