Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by Catherine H. Bailey and L.F. Hough, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1964; trees available from New Jersey Peach Council, Princeton. [(Candoka × NJ 25032 selected nectarine) × (Garden State × NJ 25032) o.p.]; cross made in 1951; selected in 1954; tested as N.J. 216. Tree: productive; flower showy; leaf glands reniform. Suggested planting regions: where an Elberta substitute is wanted. Fruit: large; oval; skin brighter red than Elberta, attractive; flesh yellow, firmer and of better quality than Elberta; freestone; ripens about with Elberta; excellent dessert quality.
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