Origin: in Harrow, Ont., Canada, by G.M. Weaver, Agr. Canada, Res. Sta. Introd. in 1979. [(J.H. Hale × Vedette) × (V370161 × Earlired) o.p.] Cross made in 1961; selected in 1967; tested as H614 and H2049. Evaluated in Canada, United States, and New Zealand. Tree: medium vigor, open, spreading; hardiness intermediate, between Loring and Redhaven; productivity moderate; resistant to bacterial spot and brown rot, susceptible to perennial canker. Fruit: medium small (larger in New Zealand than Ontario), round to oblate; skin attractively colored with 70% red-striped blush, medium tough, pubescence light and short; subject to split pits some seasons; flesh bright yellow with trace of red pigment near pit, flavor good; ripens mid-July at Harrow.
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