Origin: in Beltsville, Md., by Leon Havis, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and by Harold W. Fogle, Washington Agr. Expt. Sta. at Prosser, Wash., where it was tested as B2-2221. Introd. in 1958. July Elberta selfed; cross made in 1941; selected in 1944. Tree: vigorous; pollen-sterile; petals small; blooms with parent; chilling requirement is similar to parent; tree and flower buds hardy to low winter temperatures in tests at Prosser, Wash.; susceptible to bacterial spot but not nearly as susceptible as Sunhigh. Fruit: size medium to large; flesh yellow, firm, texture medium, flavor good, freestone; ripens with Halehaven, about 2 weeks before J.H. Hale and 3 to 4 days after Redglobe; similar to J.H. Hale; ships well.
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