Origin: in Berkeley, Calif., by E.B. Babcock and C.O. Smith. Selected in 1923 at the California Citrus Expt. Sta. by H.B. Frost and J.W. Lesley. Introd. in 1933 by George P. Weldon, Ontario, Calif. (Strawberry × Peento) F2. Tree: medium to large; vigorous; spreading; leaf glands globose; leafs out early; very productive; requires little winter chilling. Fruit: small to medium, up to 2 1/2 inches in diam.; round to ovoidspherical, ventral suture prominent; skin light pink with delicate blush to deep red on sun-exposed portions, attractive, pubescence light, thin but fairly tough, separates easily from flesh when fully ripe; flesh nearly pure white, red near pit, tender, very juicy, quality good, very sweet, mild, low acid; pit small, free; ripens 2 weeks before Elberta.
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