An early season, purple skin, yellow-flesh Japanese plum. Origin: Le Grand, Calif., by Lowell G. Bradford. 7P865 = (Purple Majesty o.p.) × o.p.; seed collected in 1993. USPP 15,809; issued, 28 Jun. 2005. Tree: large size; vigorous; spreading; very productive; self-infertile; anthers orange-yellow; blooms 14 to 26 Feb. in Le Grand. Fruit: medium to small, 50-57 mm diameter, 108 g; oval to obovate; skin deep purplish red, medium thickness, somewhat astringent; flesh light greenish-yellow; firm, crisp; good eating quality, solids 16-18% SS; clingstone; ripe 12 to 21 June, 12 d before Purple Majesty.
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