Origin: in Palisade, Wash., by Homer Patrick Montgomery. Introd. in 1961 by Columbia & Okanogan Nursery Co. and Van Well Nursery, both of Wenatchee. Plant patent 2343; 14 Jan. 1964; by H.P. Montgomery, assignor of one-half to Columbia & Okanogan Nursery Co. Redhaven mutation; discovered in 1955. Tree: resembles Redhaven. Fruit: medium to large; apex less pointed than Redhaven; skin red; flesh yellow, freestone; ripens 12 to 14 days before Redhaven; otherwise resembles Redhaven in appearance, color and quality.