Origin: at Auburn, Ala., by J.D. Norton, Auburn Univ. Introd. in 1988. Parents are siblings of double backcross of Starcher No. 1 (a native selection at least partly Prunus angustifolia) to Methley; cross made in 1965; selected in 1975; tested as Methley 12-10. Tree: vigorous on peach rootstock; spreading; resistant to bacterial spot and bacterial canker; tolerant of plum leaf scald; susceptible to black knot. Chilling requirement about 650 h. Adapted to the humid Southeast for local sales. Flowers large, self-infertile; blooms about 4 days before Santa Rosa. Fruit: medium; skin reddish-purple; flesh amber, moderately firm; high quality. Ripens 3 to 4 weeks before Santa Rosa, 1 week before Methley.
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