Origin: in Red Bluff, Calif., by Grant Merrill. Introd. in 1960. Plant patent 2153; 12 June 1962. Parentage unknown; selected in 1959. Tree: size medium, smaller than Splendor; productive; leaf glands reniform; flower salmon pink, small, blooming about midseason with Fay Elberta; leaf wavy, distinctly crinkled; self-fruitful. Fruit: large, averaging 2 5/8 inches or more in diam.; globose to slightly compressed; skin medium thick, undercolor bright yellow, light red near pit, moderately juicy, firm, flavor mild, subacid, vinoug, aroma moderate, eating quality good, not darkening when exposed to air; freestone, but adhering some on ventral suture near base; ripens very late, 15-30 Sept. at place of origin, with Merrill Fiesta, or 2 weeks after Splendor, which it resembles, or 1 month after J.H. Hale.
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