Origin: at Bothell, Snohomish County, Wash., by Susan A. Aldrich. Plant patent 4053; 10 May 1977; assigned to Stark Brothers Orchards & Nurseries Co., Louisiana, Mo. Discovered in 1940 as a seedling growing among Italian Prune trees. Tree: similar to Italian Prune but more spreading. Fruit: closely resembles Italian Prune with the exception that it has increased foliage resistance to fungal leaf spot and bacterial leaf spot, including Coccomyces leaf spot; fruit is larger, ripens earlier and is of better flavor than Italian Prune.
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