Origin: in Red Bluff, Calif., by Grant Merrill, Exeter, Calif. Introd. in 1968. Plant patent 3002; 17 Nov. 1970. (Kirkman Gem) F3 o.p.; discovered in 1959, tested as Merrill 77-110. Tree: large, vase shaped; vigorous; productivity heavy; flower large, showy, pink, pollen moderate; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: large; generally globose; skin smooth one-fourth to one-half covered with red blush; flesh yellow, buttery, freestone; good freezing qualities; recommended for local or distant markets; ripens mid-late September in San Joaquin Valley.
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