Origin: at Byron, Ga., by J.M. Thompson, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture S.E. Fruit & Tree Nut Res. Lab. Introd. in 1985. (Queen Ann × Santa Rosa) × (Ozark Premier × Prunus angustifolia); seed collected in 1967; selected in 1973; tested as BY68-971. Tree: very vigorous on peach rootstock; spreading; very resistant to bacterial spot and bacterial canker; tolerant of plum leaf scald and brown rot. Adapted to the humid Southeast. Released for use as a green plum similar to Bruce. Flowers large, two per cluster; self-incompatible; blooms about 3 days before Santa Rosa. Fruit: medium; skin color changes from greenish-yellow to yellow red as it ripens; round; flesh yellowish-red, firm when green; clingstone; fair quality. Ripens 1 week after Santa Rosa, 10 days before Bruce.
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