Origin: in Harbin, Manchuria, by L.V. Ptitsin. Received by Canada Dept. Agr., Expt. Sta., Morden, Manitoba, Canada, in 1939; received by Univ. of Minnesota, Agr. Expt. Sta., Excelsior, Minn. in 1945. Prunus salicina (P. trijlora koreana). Tree: low, spreading; productive; moderately hardy. Variety considered obsolete in Morden. Fruit: 1 1/8 × 1 3/8 inches in diam.; truncate, unequal halves; skin yellow green with numerous white dots, thin bloom, tender; flesh yellow, moderately tender, moderately juicy, flavor good, aromatic; quality good; clingstone; ripens late August.
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