Origin: in Grimsby Beach, Ont., Canada, by AW. Eickmeier & Sons. Introd. about 1930; imported into the U.S. in 1941 as P.I. 142470 from E.D. Smith & Sons, Winona, Ontario; not known if imported before this date. Parentage unknown; selected about 1924. Tree: medium yield; resembles Japanese plum (Prunus salicina). Apparently no longer being propagated. Fruit: small, averaging 3.4 cm in diam.; ovate; skin amber, medium heavy blush, light bloom; flesh yellow to amber, soft, sugar medium, acid medium to low, flavor mild, quality poor to fair, generally mediocre; stone size medium, cling; ripens very early, being noted primarily for this characteristic.
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