Origin: in Red Bluff, Calif., by Grant Merrill, Exeter, Calif. Introd. in 1968. Gemfree × Blazing Gold. Cross made in 1956, selected in 1959, tested as 57-131. Tree: size medium, vase shaped; vigor moderate; productivity considered good for its season; flower small, blooms early to midseason, abundant pollen; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: size medium; generally globose; skin smooth, pubescence very short, one-half to three-fourths covered with red blush; flesh firm for the season, clingstone; shipping qualities good; has few split pits; ripens late May and early June in San Joaquin Valley.
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