White-fleshed, subacid, clingstone nectarine. Origin: LeGrand, Calif., by L.G. Bradford. Seedling of Summer Bright (USPP7,049) × unnamed selected nectarine seedling. Introduced on 14 Oct. 2003 as USPP14,240. Tree: flowers small, nonshowy, light pink toward center with moderate purplish-pink toward the margin, self-fertile. Leaf glands reniform, 2 to 6 mostly alternately positioned. Tree is medium in size, vigorous, spreading and open, productive. Fruit: globose, uniform, very large, dark red smoothly blending to moderate red on occasional pale yellow to light orange yellow undercolor, Flesh very firm, crisp, yellowish-white, clingstone. Flavor subacid, sweet, very good. Ripens early to mid August in LeGrand, Calif., or 10 d later than Fire Pearl.
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