A European plum with freestone, nonshattering pit, for fresh market and processing. Origin: Geneva, N.Y., by J.P. Watson, Cornell University. Valor × Iroquois. Selected in 1975 and tested as NY66.609.6. USPP13,851 issued 17 June 2003. Assigned to Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. Tree: medium, medium vigor, spreading; very productive, precocious, nonshowy flower with abundant pollen, self-fertile, midseason blooming. Disease: above avg. tolerance, immune to prune leafcasting mottle physiological disorder, good cold hardiness. Fruit: large, 43 to 48 mm diameter, 48 to 63 mm long, roundly elongated; skin is gray-purple with heavy bloom; flesh yellow-orange, medium firm, 14% SS, produces highly colored processed plum products of excellent quality; free; ripe last week of August.
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