Origin: in Long Beach, Calif., by John D. Davis. Introd. in 1945. Plant patent 651; 27 Feb. 1945; assigned to Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, Calif. Possibly Salwey o.p.; selected in 1935. Tree: size medium; vigorous; productive, bears regularly; low chilling requirement; flower small, petals pink. Fruit: large to medium, up to 2 7/8 inches in diam.; some fruit with a pronounced beak at apical end; skin light yellow, blushed, moderately tough, pubescence short and scant; flesh yellow, considerable red at pit, medium firm, meaty, moderately juicy, mild, subacid, aroma slight; freestone, pit fairly large; ripens late, 20 Sept. to 10 Oct. at Ontario.
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