Origin: in Roseburg, Ore., by C.E. Moyer, C.E. Moyer Nurseries, Winston, Ore. Introd. about 1927. Chance seedling; discovered about 1925. Tree: vigorous; resembles Italian Prune; self-fruitful. Fruit: European type; large, averaging 1 1/2 inches in diam.; ovate; skin thick, blue, bloom heavy and whitish; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, somewhat coarse; quality good; semi-clingstone; a good drying prune; ripens about 30 Sept. at Corvallis, Ore., or about 7 to 10 days after Italian and somewhat after French Prune in California.
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