Origin: in Excelsior, Minn., by Univ. of Minnesota. Fruit Breeding Farm. Introd. in 1923. (Prunus americana × P. salicina) Shiro × P. americana Howard Yellow; cross made in 1913; selected in 1919; tested as Minn. 109. Tree: large; extremely vigorous; moderately productive; hardy. Fruit: small; obliquely oval, apex rounded; skin thin, tender, easily removed, yellow, sometimes faintly blushed, bloom delicate, dots nearly absent; flesh yellow, juicy, very tender, melting, sweet, aromatic, suggestive of apricots; dessert quality good; stone small, free; ripens early.
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