Origin: at Byron, Ga., by W.R. Okie, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture S.E Fruit & Tree Nut Res. Lab. [(Sunhigh × Southland) × Redcap] × Junegold; cross made in 1963 by V.E. Prince; selected in 1966; tested as FV4-3751 and BY4-3751. Tree: Fruit: large; skin attractive red on yellow ground color, pubescence light; flesh melting, freestone. Ripens 5 to 7 days before Redhaven; released to replace Coronet. Flowers showy self-fertile; leaf glands absent; leaf margin serrate. Moderately resistant to bacterial spot. Chilling requirement about 650 h.
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