Origin: near Fresno, Calif., by John M. Garabedian. Introd. in 1970. Plant patent 3154; 9 May 1972, assigned to Superior Farming Co., Bakersfield, Calif. Variety resulted from open-pollination of Kelsey, Queen Ann, or Mariposa. Tree: size medium; vigorous; substantially upright but spreading and open with density determined by pruning methods; hardy; productive; regular bearer; ripens with Kelsey. Fruit: large, uniform; shape like Kelsey; stem 1/2 inch in length; skin thick, tough, bitter, tenacious to flesh, smooth with excellent resistance to shriveling, dark purple, nearly black when fully ripe, bloom bluish gray, heavy, dots numerous, small yellowish; flesh brilliant red, mild, vinous, firm, fine, crisp to meaty; stone semi-free, generally large, eating quality very good.
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