Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by John Watson, New York Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1966. Italian Prune × Hall. Tested as N.Y. 795. Tree: slightly larger and more upright than Iroquois; about as hardy as Stanley; moderately productive; not self-fruitful; desirable for fresh market and home fruit garden. Fruit: prune-type; larger than Stanley; skin deep blue, attractive; flesh yellowish-amber, firm, sweet; quality high; stone semi-free to free; ripens 2 weeks before Stanley and 1 week earlier than Iroquois.
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