Origin: in Saint-Paul-deRomans (26), France, in the orchard of Mr. Aime Pouyet by a Mr. Noir, Pepinieres du Val d'Or, Manthes (26), France. Introd. in 1950 in France, in 1961 in the U.S. as P.I. 277702. Presumably a Mayflower mutation; discovered in 1935. Tree: size moderate; vigor good; susceptible to bud drop in some seasons; productivity good; flower small, leaf glands globose. Recommended for early ripening regions. Fruit: size 60 to 90 g, maximum 125 g; round; skin threefourths covered with red blush; suture quite deep, apex nippled; flesh white, no red at pit, tender, moderately sweet, same quality as Mayflower; stone tends to split, cling; one of earliest ripening varieties, 9 days before Mayflower.
Home