Origin: in Live Oak, Calif., by Phillip B. Hoffman. Introd. in 1937. Plant patent 593; 22 June 1943. Chance seedling; first fruited in 1935; selected in 1935. Tree: medium size; vigorous; upright; very productive; leaf glandless; flower size medium, salmon. No longer commercially planted. Fruit: size medium, uniform; symmetrical, globose; skin deep yellow overspread with a light blush, thin, tender, tenacious; flesh yellow, juice moderate, texture firm, fine, crisp, flavor mild; commercial canning clingstone; ripens in Phillips Cling season.
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