Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by M.A. Blake, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1946. J.H. Hale o.p. × (Slappey × Dewey); tested as N.J. 134. Tree: vigorous; hardier than Elberta; highly productive; flower nonshowy; leaf gland reniform; chilling requirement 850 h. Fruit: size medium; ovate, elongate, apex nippled; skin an attractive solid red, pubescence heavy; flesh yellow, firm to soft; semi-clingstone, freestone when tree-ripe, pits often split at maturity; ripens 10 days before Golden Jubilee.
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