Origin: in Red Bluff, Calif., by Grant Merrill, Exeter, Calif. Introd. in 1968. Plant patent pending. [J.H. Hale × (J.H. Hale × Levi)] selfed. Cross made in 1953, selected in 1956, tested as 39-55. Tree: large, vase shaped; vigorous; productivity heavy; flower medium size, blooms with Scarlet Lady; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: large; globose to cordate; skin covered with one-fourth to two-thirds bright red blush, attractive, pubescence short; flesh yellow, very little red at pit, very firm, freestone; excellent freezing qualities; ripens late August for shipping; early September for freezing; variety may be picked in one picking if desired.
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