Origin: in Chase City, Va., by Willie Marsden Perry. Introd. in 1938. Plant patent 320; 28 Mar. 1939; assigned to Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess Anne, Md. Chance seedling discovered in 1936. Tree: vigorous; hardy; average productivity; blossom small, nonshowy; leaf glands reniform; chilling requirement 1150 h. Fruit: large; round; skin attractive red, thick; flesh white, greenish near pit, firm, melting; pit small, very slight clingstone to freestone; ripens 5 to 6 weeks before Elberta and with or slightly after Red Bird, which it resembles.
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