Origin: in Fort Valley, Ga., by A.J. Evans. Introd. in 1931. Probable Hiley mutation; selected about 1921. Tree: vigorous and highly productive; flower large, showy; leaf glands reniform; chilling requirement 750 h. Fruit: medium to large, oblong, irregular, suture wellmarked; skin with attractive red blush over half of surface, pubescence heavy but short; flesh white, melting, firm, tinged red near pit, freestone; pit large; good quality, suitable as frozen product; ripens 3 weeks before Elberta; resembles Hiley.
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