Origin: in North Carolina by F.E. Correll and C.N. Clayton, North Carolina State Univ. Pekin × Candor; selected in 1966; tested as NCA 2684. Tree: medium vigor; well-formed; productive. Flowers nonshowy, self-fertile, blooms with Redhaven; chilling requirement appears similar to that of Redhaven; highly resistant to bacterial spot (Xanthomonas pruni). Fruit: medium; round; skin color is medium yellow with 70% bright red blush; flesh yellow, firm, melting, separates from pit only when fruit is soft ripe; highly resistant to bacterial spot; thinning required for proper sizing of fruit; ripens 4 weeks before Redhaven.
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