Origin: in Le Grand, Calif., by F.W. Anderson, Merced, Calif. Introd. in 1967. Plant patent 2878; 1 Apr. 1969; assigned to Reedley Nurseries, Reedley, Calif. Red Grand nectarine × seedling of Early Sungrand; tested as Anderson 24PA55. Tree: large; vigorous; productive and regular bearer; flowers large, showy, pink; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: large; slightly elongated; skin yellow, substantially covered with red; flesh yellow, freestone; resembles Early Sungrand, but ripens immediately after that variety, with harvest complete before the start of Star Grand II.