Origin: in Yuba City, Calif., by Perry M. Reedy. Introd. in 1951. Plant patent 971; 8 Aug. 1950. Chance seedling; discovered in 1945; first fruited in 1948. Tree: large; vigorous; productive; leaf glands reniform; flowers small, generally salmon turning light pink near base, shading to red margins and tips. Fruit: large; globose; skin deep yellow ground color blushed with red, thin; flesh yellow, mottled with red, medium firm, subacid, freestone; low tannin content when ripe; ripens between J.H. Hale and Rio Oso Gem; resembles J.H. Hale.
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