Origin: in Davis, Calif., by L.D. Davis, California Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1964. [(Paloro × Round Tuscan) × Dixon 2] [(Orange Cling seedling × Alameda) × (Goodman Choice × Transvaal)]; cross made in 1950; selected in 1954; tested as Calif. GH 11-49; sibling of Everts. Tree: consistently sets good crops; leaf glands globose; flower like that of Dixon 1, being of the larger nonshowy type. Fruit: medium to large; skin blush medium, with an excellent harvest color; flesh clear yellow; pit pink; when canned, flavor superior to existing conventional commercial canning clingstone varieties; maintains its superior flavor quality; it appears to process satisfactorily; ripens about 5 days after Everts, which it resembles.
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