Origin: in Beltsville, Md., by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1960. Redhaven × B3-674 [Halehaven × B3293 (Halehaven × Oriole)]; cross made in 1948; first fruited in 1951; tested as US B9-134. Tree: vigorous; bears annually; productive; moderately susceptible to bacterial spot disease; chilling requirement about the same as for Elberta; flower small; leaf glands globose. Fruit: size medium; requires early and heavy thinning for best size; round; skin attractive, about 85% of surface covered a bright, attractive red over yellow, pubescence light; flesh yellow, firm, melting, texture medium, flavor good; semi-freestone when soft-ripe; develops a prominent apex and suture when grown as far south as the central parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Texas; ripens early, usually 2 to 5 days before Cardinal, finishing before Sunhaven begins, up to 6 weeks before Elberta.
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