An early-ripening, com-plex interspecific hybrid with yellow, glabrous skin and red blush. Origin: Modesto, Calif., by C.F., G.N. and G.G. Zaiger and L.M. Gardner. 7HC244 =[Mariposa × (plumcot =(Red Beaut o.p.) × plumcot =(Red Beaut o.p.))] × Flavor Queen. USPP12,097 issued 18 Sept. 2001. Tree: large, vigorous, upright; precocious, heavy and regular production, self-infertile, blooming 20 Feb. in Modesto, chilling requirement is 600 h at 7C. Fruit: medium, 63 mm diameter 120 g, slightly elongated; skin is yellow covered with red blush, glabrous; flesh yellow, very firm, crisp, 22% SS, excellent eating quality; semi-free; ripe the first week of August, 15 d after Flavor Queen.
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