Origin: in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill., by Marsh Harpole. Introd. in 1934. Plant patent 271; 15 Feb. 1938; assigned to Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. Parentage unknown; discovered in 1932. Tree: very hardy; vigorous. Fruit: Elberta type; large, averaging 3 inches in diam.; slightly oblong, apex short and pointed; skin almost completely red; flesh yellow, some red around pit, firm, moderately juicy, some acidity, eating quality good with only a slight suggestion of Elberta bitterness; pit extremely long, very large, freestone; shipping quality average; ripens late, 7 to 10 days after Elberta.
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