Origin: at Fresno, Calif., by D.W. Ramming, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Hort. Crops Res. Lab. Introd. in 1988. Laroda × B 65-11 (=Queen Ann × Late Santa Rosa). Cross made in 1967 and selected in 1971 by J.H. Weinberger; tested as C36-107. Tree: growth habit resembles P. insititia. Fruit: large; skin bright red on yellow ground color; flesh yellow, firm, semi-clingstone; good quality. Ripens with Friar. Flower self-infertile; blooms with Santa Rosa. Released to provide an alternative to the standard black-skinned varieties. fresh and culinary purposes; season early; resembles Mirabelle in color but much larger.
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