Origin: in Danville, Morgan County, Ala., by Penn-Orr-McDaniel Orchards (Wm. Arthur Penn, Lovie Orr, and Jos. C. McDaniel). Introd. in 1947. Golden Jubilee mutation; discovered and first propagated in 1945. Tree: growth moderately vigorous; productive; flower medium, nonshowy; leaf glands reniform; chilling requirement 850 h at or below 45F. Useful as a similar variety to precede Golden Jubilee. Fruit: round; skin yellow, more highly blushed than Golden Jubilee; flesh yellow, as firm as Golden Jubilee; freestone; ripens 7 to 10 days before Golden Jubilee, which it resembles.
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