White-fleshed, melting, semi-clingstone peach. Origin: S.A.R.L. Argo Selection Fruits, Elne, France, by A. Maillard and L. Maillard. Maillardou (yellow nectarine) × Flataugust (white flat peach); tested as 03.24.43 PBPL; USPP 21,143; 6 July 2010. Tree: large, vigorous; semi-spread to semi-upright; very productive; flowers medium, showy, self-fertile; adapted to areas with 350-1200 h chilling requirement; leaf glands small, reniform. Fruit: large; homogeneous; round; luminous pink-red blush covers 100% of the fruit; flesh white with a star-shaped red pigmentation into and around the stone cavity; firm, very dense, crunchy, melting, juicy; semi-sweet, balanced taste; ripens 27 July-7 Aug., 4 d earlier than Maillarflat in Elne.
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