Origin: in Fort Valley, Ga., by John H. Weinberger, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Hort. Field Sta. Introd. in 1953. USDA FV 5-56 (Halehaven × self) × Dixigem; cross made in 1945; selected in 1948; tested as USDA FV 126-79. Tree: vigorous and productive; susceptibility to bacterial spot disease is evidently about the same as Elberta; flowers small-petaled, self-fruitful; leaf glands reniform; chilling requirement is slightly higher than Hiley and less than Elberta, or about 800 h. Fruit: size medium; ovate; skin yellow ground color, threefourths covered with a bright, attractive red blush, pubescence very light; flesh yellow, firm but melting, smooth textured and of good but mild flavor; near-freestone when fully ripe; ripens 2 to 3 days earlier than Dixigem and about 4 days earlier than Redhaven at Fort Valley.
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