Origin: in Tulare, Calif., by Roy Sumruld. Introd. in 1966 by Sierra Gold Nurseries, Yuba City, Calif. Plant patent 2619; 12 Apr. 1966. Bud mutation of Late Santa Rosa; discovered in 1955. Tree: self-fruitful. Fruit: averages 2 1/4 inches in diam.; shape variable, oblong; suture shallow; skin reddishblue, thick to medium, tenacious to flesh; bloom whitish and similar to parent; flesh uniform light yellow, firm, slightly acid, juicy; high quality; freestone; ripens evenly, very late, 2 months after Late Santa Rosa, in early October; keeps very well; resembles Late Santa Rosa.
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