Origin: in Wasco, Calif., by David L. Armstrong, Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, Calif. Introd. in 1964. Plant patent 2399; 5 May 1964; assigned to Armstrong Nurseries. (Flamingo × Springtime) F2; selected in 1959. Tree: chilling requirement, similar to June Gold; vigorous grower, upright-spreading; produces large crops, considerable thinning necessary; flower nonshowy; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: small to medium, averaging 2 to 2 3/8 inches in diam.; globose, nearly symmetrical, relatively uniform; skin lemon yellow, mottled red, pubescence moderate to scant, short, thickness medium to thin; flesh yellow, no red at pit, medium firm, melting, pronounced aroma, good balance between sugar and acid; semi-freestone to freestone when fully ripe, size medium; ripens very early, just a few days after Springtime.
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