Origin: in Crozet, Albemarle County, Va., by Oscar F. Jones. Introd. in 1949. Plant patent 814; 14 Dec. 1948; by Oscar F. Jones, Crozet, Va., and Wilbur C. Jones, Hagerstown, Md.; assigned to Harrison Brothers Nurseries, Berlin, Md. Possibly Elberta × Belle; discovered in 1936. Tree: vigorous; productive; flower small, nonshowy; leaf glands reniform; susceptible to bacteriosis. Fruit: large; oblong, apex tipped, suture striped russet raised and slightly prominent; skin bright red, mottled only one-third of surface, pubescent light; flesh yellow, red at pit, firm, melting, quality very good, freestone; ripens with Elberta; drops at maturity.
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