Origin: in Palo Alto, Calif., by W.F. Wight, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and California Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1941. A clingstone seedling of Leader × (Tuscan × Paloro); tested as USDA W33-21B; sibling of Shasta. Tree: vigorous; heavy producer; leaf glands reniform, large; flower nonshowy, rather large; sets heavily, requires thinning. Fruit: medium to large, averaging 7.2 cm in diam.; almost round, slightly variable; suture well marked; skin deep yellow, washed with red up to one-fourth of surface, pubescence average; flesh clear yellow, slightly red next to pit, subacid, firm, fine-grained, nonmelting, flavor mild, aroma slight; commercial canning clingstone; quality excellent; ripens early, just before Tuscan, about 18 days before Paloro.
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