Origin: at Modesto, Calif., by Floyd, Gary, and Grant Zaiger and L.M. Gardner. Introd. as a home garden variety in 1989. An interspecific plum × plumcot hybrid, from a cross between two openpollinated seedlings of Red Beaut. Plant patent 6763, 25 Apr. 1989. Tree: precocious and productive; semi-vigorous; upright. Fruit: medium, 50 to 56 mm wide and 53 to 56 mm long; globose to slightly flattened at stem end; skin violet brown to purplish gray with moderate to heavy bloom; flesh deep red, firm, moderately juicy; quality excellent; clingstone; ripens 13-20 June. Suitable for long-distance shipping.
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