Origin: in Palo Alto, Calif., by W.F. Wight, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1935. Leader o.p. Tree: vigorous; leaf long, 6 to 7.5 inches, glands reniform; flower showy, petals large; not adapted to areas where delayed foliation is a problem. Fruit: large, averaging 6.3 to 8.0 cm in diam.; skin golden yellow, mottled, and splashed with bright red, pubescence medium; flesh lemon yellow, fairly firm, juicy, ripens from outside in, mildly subacid; stone small, semi-cling; a good dessert type; not adapted to canning or drying; ripens early, with Triumph.
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