Yellow clingstone nectarine. Origin: in Modesto, Calif., by C. Floyd, Gary N. and Grant G. Zaiger, and Leith M. Gardner. Introduced in 1996. Zaiger 46G24 × May Crest (USPP 4064) peach. USPP 10241 issued on 17 Feb. 1998. Tree: flowers large; showy; self-fertile. Leaf glands globose. large; vigorous; semi-upright; productive. Fruit: large; uniform; skin is butter yellow to orange yellow overspread with madder red to red color; flesh very firm, light yellow to butter yellow, very good, good balance between acid and sugar; clingstone. Ripens 25–30 May, in Modesto, Calif., 3–4 days before May Grand.
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