Origin: in Blacksburg, Va., by George D. Oberle and R.C. Moore, Virginia Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1957. V.P.I. 13 selfed, which is a white-fleshed, freestone peach selected from seedling peaches grown from open-pollinated seed from a tree developed by crossing Lippiatt's Late Orange with Golden Jubilee peach; selected in 1950; tested as V.P.I. 34N. Tree: extremely vigorous; considerable ability to escape brown rot and blossom-season frost; leaf glands reniform; flowers showy. Fruit: slightly larger than Cavalier, which it resembles; skin deep yellow overlaid with medium red; flesh deep yellow, medium firm, texture medium, quality good, freestone; ripens 7-10 days before Cavalier.
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