Origin: in Blacksburg, Va., by George D. Oberle, Virginia Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1965. (Sunhigh × V.P.I. 40N nectarine) o.p.; tested as V.P.I. 59N. Tree: vigor medium; productive; leaf glands mostly reniform, but difficult to classify; flowers large, showy; aboveaverage tolerance to brown rot infection and spring frost. Fruit: about 2 1/4 inches in diam.; ovate, symmetrical; skin highly colored with fine finish; flesh yellow, texture noticeably stringy, flavor rich and above-average quality, semi-freestone; ripens 13 days before Lexington.
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