Origin: in Wasco, Calif., by David L. Armstrong. Introd. in 1970. Plant patent 2958; 23 Dec. 1969; assigned to Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, Calif. Panamint nectarine × unnamed peach seedling (Palomar × Springtime). Cross made in 1957; selected in 1961; tested as 57205-2. Tree: vigorous; upright-spreading; productive; flowers showy, light pink; leaf glands weakly reniform; chilling requirement nearly same as Springtime peach. Recommended for commercial planting. Fruit: 2 1/2 to 2 5/8 inches in diam.; uniform, nearly globose, no beak; skin smooth, no pubescence, thin but tough, highly colored with dark red, occasional mottling and flecking of yellow ground color showing through, particularly on side away from sun; flesh yellow, minimal amount of red at pit cavity at treeripe stage, quality, flavor, and aroma excellent, medium firm, texture fine, melting, freestone; ripens early and uniformly, 11-13 days after Mayred or about 6-7 June at Wasco; most nearly resembles Sunrise (Merrill Sunrise) nectarine.
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