White-fleshed, sub-acid, very firm, clingstone nectarine. Origin: LeGrand, Calif., by L.G. Bradford and N.G. Bradford. Open-pollinated seedling of an unnamed white-fleshed nectarine. Introduced in 2000 as USPP 12711. Tree: upright, vigorous, medium sized, productive. Flowers large (44.5 mm), showy, grayish purple pink, self-fertile. Leaf glands globose, some alternate and some opposite. Fruit: Globose, slightly compressed, mostly symmetrical, uniformly large, very dark red over moderate red with a background of pale yellow. Flesh very firm, crisp, yellowish-white, clingstone. Flavor very good, sub-acid and very sweet, Ripens in early August in LeGrand, Calif., 2 weeks after Bright Pearl (USPP 12711).
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