Origin: in Fresno, Calif., by John M. Garabedian. Introd. in 1956. Plant patent 1518; 18 Sept. 1956. seedling of an unnamed yellow-fleshed bud sport of the Santa Rosa variety, open-pollinated. Tree: size medium; productive; uncertain bearer. A second plum was patented (#3164) under this name on 9 May 1972. Fruit: flesh medium red shading to amber, texture melting, flavor subacid, aroma distinct; eating quality of the best; clingstone; holds up well in cold storage; shipping quality good; resembles Santa Rosa but matures 8 to 10 days earlier, larger in size, and is more rounded in form than that variety.
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