Origin: in Gainesville, Fla., by R.H. Sharpe and W.B. Sherman, Univ. of Florida. Introd. in 1982. Fla. 2-7 (complex parentage) × Maravilha. Cross made in 1972; selected in 1975; tested as Fla. 5-2. Tree: vigorous, upright productive; leaf glands reniform; flowers large, showy, medium pink; chilling requirement 150 h. Fruit: large for season of maturity; round; attractive; skin covered with 80% red blush, pubescence medium; flesh yellow, firm, high quality, semi-clingstone; susceptible to bacterial spot; ripens 80 days from bloom or 20 days before Flordabelle.
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