Origin: in Blacksburg, Va., by G.D. Oberle, Virginia Agr. Expt. Sta. and Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. Introd. in 1974. Cavalier × unnamed yellow-fleshed, freestone nectarine developed by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md.; cross made in 1954; first fruited in 1958; seedling I-56 tested as VPI 90N. Tree: productive, hardiness of fruit buds and blossoms nearly that of Madison peach. Fruit: 2 1/4 inches in diam.; slightly ovate; skin 75% medium-red over orange-yellow ground color, tendency to russet in years having blossoming season frosts; flesh yellow-orange, firmer than average, moderately stringy, flavor rich, quality above average; ripens 3 days before Cavalier, 10 days before Elberta; for use as fresh fruit.
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