Origin: in Cutler, Calif., by Leonard K. Wileman. Introd. in 1969. Plant patent 2937; 11 Nov. 1969; assigned to Reedley Nursery, Reedley, Calif. Bud mutation of Red Grand. Discovered in 1960. Tree: similar to Red Grand and Royal Grand; flowers large, showy, pink; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: yellow-fleshed, clingstone; resembles Red Grand and Royal Grand (Early Red Grand); ripens 10 days earlier than Red Grand and is more highly colored, and about 4 days later than Royal Grand; more uniform ripening period, more uniformity in bright red overcolor, smoother and larger than Royal Grand.
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