Origin: in Bakersfield, Calif., by Grant Merrill, Red Bluff, Calif. Introd. in 1956. Plant patent 1440; 20 Dec. 1955; assigned to Del Rancho Fortuna, McFarland, Calif. Parentage unknown; discovered in 1949; selected in 1954. Tree: most seedlings highly resistant to nematodes; foliage red, which results in faster and more accurate suckering of nursery stock from its seed. Three-fourths of seedlings with red leaves; flowers pink and double; leaf glands globose; attractive as an ornamental. Introduced as a nematode-resistant rootstock for commercial peaches. Fruit:
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