Origin: in Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa, by the Fruit & Food Tech. Res. Inst., Dept. of Agr. Tech. Serv. Introd. in 1972. Golden King × Wickson. Cross made in 1961; selected in 1968, tested as OR 5/14/76. Tree: upright, but less so than Santa Rosa; vigorous; productive; resistant to delayed foliation; leaves glossy, tendency to be slightly turned downward in width and more tolerant to leaf spot than most Japanese plum varieties; flowers white, numerous, self-incompatible, Santa Rosa recommended as pollinator. Recommended for areas prone to bacterial spot infection and as a shipping variety. Fruit: large, about 5 cm in diam.; roundish oval; skin greenish yellow at first ripening to maroon red; stem short, thick; flesh golden yellow; quality excellent, flavor sweet and pleasing; keeps well in storage even at 31F; ripens second to third week of February.
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