A large, firm apricot variety intended for the fresh market. Origin: in Fresno, Calif. B67-10 × open-pollinated; selected in 1974; tested as K 210-35; introduced by the USDA/ARS in 1994. Tree: vigorous, slightly spreading, bears regularly with fruit set on one year shoots and spurs; flowers are selfcompatible but are heterozygous for male sterility. Fruit: large, typically 125 g; skin is orange with a speckled blush on sun-exposed side; flesh is orange, firm, fine-textured, medium juicy, and does not adhere to the pit; ripens in early June just before Patterson in central California.
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