Origin: in Yuma, Ariz., by C.D. McGinnis; introd. in 1946. Discovered in 1909 among some offshoots taken from Bard Valley, Calif., to the McGinnis date grove in Yuma. Tree: medium vigor; resembles Deglet Noor. Resistant to cracking and checking. Fruit: semi-dry type; resembles Deglet Noor, being slightly larger and having better flavor before processing; skin thin, tender, red when immature, dull brown when ripe, purplish-brown when cured; flesh soft and melting; flavor rich and sweet but cloying; ripens early.
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