Origin: in the Fergana Valley, western Asiatic Russia. Introd. in 1944 as P.I. 119844 by M.A. Blake and J.S. Joffe, New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta., New Brunswick, N.J. Parentage unknown; tested as Ferganensis 0932. Tree: productive; hardier than Elberta; flowers showy. Used as a parent for hardiness. Fruit: 2 inches in diam.; flesh white, slightly stringy, quality fair to good, semifreestone; ripens 7-10 days before Elberta; subject to cracking, brown rot, and internal breakdown when fully ripe in some seasons.
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