Origin: in Red Bluff, Calif., by Grant Merrill, Exeter, Calif. Introd. in 1964. Plant patent 2425; 14 July 1964. J.H. Hale × (July Elberta × Maxine); discovered in 1955; selected in 1963; tested as Merrill Y-25. Tree: large, vigorous; bears regularly; flower size medium, blooms about with Elberta. Fruit: large, averaging 3 inches in diam.; form variable, globose to slightly flattened; suture small, distinct; skin deep yellowish-orange overlaid 50% to 90% bright red, pubescence short, medium tough, medium thick, tenacious to flesh; flesh deep yellow, streaked and mottled red throughout, particularly near base with red next to pit cavity, meaty, melting, flavor delicate, subacid, distinct aroma, eating quality good; stone free, size medium, with fewer split-pits than Pacifica; keeping and shipping qualities good; ripens about with Rio Oso Gem and Pacifica; resembles Pacifica.
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