Origin: in Wasco, Calif., by David L. Armstrong. Introd. in 1968. Plant patent 2929; 7 Oct. 1969; assigned to Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, Calif. Seedling of unnamed dwarf nectarine o.p.; selected about 1963. Tree: dwarf; leaf glands weakly reniform; flowers 1 1/2 inches in diam., showy. Fruit: 2 to 2 1/4 inches in diam.; globose to broadly ovoid; skin ground color yellow, blushed with red; flesh yellow, red at pit cavity, quality good, freestone; ripens early July at Wasco, probably late July in cooler areas; resembles Panamint.
Home