Origin: in Fort Valley, Ga., by John H. Weinberger, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Hort. Field Sta. Introd. in 1944. (Admiral Dewey × St. John) × South Haven; seedling planted in 1937. Tree: vigorous, highly productive; flower medium, nonshowy; leaf glands reniform; chilling requirement 950 h. Fruit: medium, round, uniform; skin bright yellow ground color, light blush, pubescence light; flesh light yellow, nonbrowning, firm, melting, texture fine, flavor mild, low tannin; freestone when ripe but sometimes clings; matures early, 4 to 5 weeks before Elberta.
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