Origin: in South Haven, Mich., by Stanley Johnston and J.E. Moulton, Michigan Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1963. South Haven 20 (J.H. Hale o.p.) × Kalhaven; cross made in 1949; tested as SH 363. Tree: medium to large; vigorous; productive; self-fruitful; average, or somewhat above in hardiness; flower medium large, deep pink; leaves with reniform glands. Fruit: large; nearly round; skin mostly red over deep yellow, pubescence little, attractive, tough; flesh clear yellow, almost no red in pit cavity, firm, very resistant to browning; freestone, easily pitted by mechanical means; ships unusually well; cans and freezes well; remains on tree when mature; ripens about 2 weeks before Elberta.
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