Origin: in Olney, Ill., by the Illinois Agr. Expt. Sta., Urbana, Ill. Introd. in 1958. Vedette × Halehaven; cross made in 1937 under the direction of M.J. Dorsey of this station; selected in 1941; tested as Illinois K76. Tree: vigorous; very productive annually; buds hardy; more so than Redhaven; self-fruitful; blooms with Redhaven; petals showy; foliar glands small, reniform; moderately resistant to bacterial spot. Fruit: size medium to large; round; skin 75% red over a yellow ground color; flesh yellow, firm, texture medium, mildly subacid, melting, quality good; semi-freestone; resembles Redhaven but with more smoothly shaped fruit, more red flesh at the suture, a less acid flavor and matures 3 days before Redhaven and 4 weeks before Elberta in southern Illinois.
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