Origin: in South Haven, Mich., by Stanley Johnson and J.E. Moulton, Michigan Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1963. Kalhaven × South Haven 309 (SH 50 × Redhaven); cross made in 1952; tested as SH 385. Tree: medium to large, vigorous, productive; self-fruitful; above average in hardiness; flower medium in size; leaves with reniform glands. Fruit: medium to large, uniform; nearly round; skin bright red over gold, very attractive, moderately thick and tough; flesh clear yellow, too much red in pit cavity for commercial canning but satisfactory for home canning, freezes unusually well, firm, very resistant to browning; freestone, easily pitted by mechanical means; remains on tree when mature; ripens 1 week or slightly more before Elberta, in a very favorable season.
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