Origin: in Fresno, Calif., by John H. Weinberger, U.S. Hort. Field Sta. Introd. in 1965. Red King o.p.; selected in 1960; tested as US Fl00-37. Tree: good productivity; moderately vigorous; leaf glands reniform; petals large; chilling not adversely affected by warm winter of 1963 in the San Joaquin Valley, Calif.; self-fruitful. Fruit: size medium; ovate; skin brilliant cherry-red, attractive, some tendency toward roughness of suture and tip; flesh yellow, firm, good texture and flavor, freestone; suitable for long-distance shipments; ripens early, in late June or early July, about with Early Sungrand, with an average ripening date of 4 July.
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