Origin: in Calhoun, La., by J.C. Taylor, P.L. Hawthorne, A.C. Miller, J.C. Miller, and RS. Woodward, Louisiana Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1965. Redglobe × Redskin; tested as L-9-8-10. Tree: vigorous; very productive; leaf glands globose; hardier than Dixigem; flower large, showy; rest period of leaf and fruit buds broken by 850 to 900 h at or below 45F; resistant to bacterial spot and brown rot. Fruit: rnediumlarge, up to 2 1/2 inches in diam.; oval to round; nonprominent suture; halves equal; skin yellow, brightly blushed, attractive, pubescence medium short, resistant to cracking; flesh yellow, very firm, texture good, quality very good; pit nearly free; ripens evenly, about with Dixigem; in many characteristics better than Dixigem in areas tested.
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