Origin: in Davis, Calif., by L.D. Davis, California Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1964. Dix 22A-5 [(Orange Cling seedling × Alameda) × (Goodman's Choice × Transvaal)] × Dixon 1; cross made in 1950; selected in 1954; tested as Calif. GH 1-3. Tree: consistently sets heavy crops; leaf with globose glands; flower large, showy, pink. Fruit: medium to large; skin highly blushed with reasonably good harvest color; flesh a clear yellow but may be flecked with red if allowed to become overripe; pit red, somewhat elongated; ripens about with Cortez, 2 or 3 days before Paloro.
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