Origin: in Del Rey, Calif., by Paul K. Fujihara. Introd. in 1955. Plant patent 1353; 22 Feb. 1955. Babcock × July Elberta; selected in 1950. Tree: similar to July Elberta; medium to large; vigorous; round topped; productive; leaf glands reniform; flowers large, more colorful than Babcock. Fruit: large; skin predominantly red; flesh ivory yellow, streaked outwardly from the stone with shades of red, freestone; resembles Babcock but larger; matures about 12 to 14 days after Babcock or about 7 to 10 days before Elberta at place of origin.
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