Origin: in Del Rey, Calif., by Paul K. Fujihara. Introd. in 1963. Plant patent 2202; 18 Dec. 1962. Giant Babcock × Merrill Gem; cross made in 1955. Tree: vigorous; bears regularly and heavily; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: size uniform, up to 3 1/4 inches in diam.; slightly asymmetrical; skin deeper red than Giant Babcock; flesh creamy white, streaked with pink, firm, quite juicy, very fragrant, flavor good, relatively low acidity, freestone; keeps very well; ripens during the period 15-30 June at place of origin, being 2 to 4 weeks earlier than Giant Babcock; resembles Babcock.
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