Yellow-fleshed, slow-melting nectarine. Origin: Universities of Bologna and Milan, Italy, by D. Bassi. Big Top × May Fire; tested as BO 96003028; introd. 2010. Tree: regular; medium vigor; very productive; needs heavy thinning; flowers showy, self-fertile; medium chilling requirement; leaf glands globose. Fruit: 160 g; round; bright red overcolor covering 90–100% yellow ground color, very little russeting, no cracking; flesh yellow with some anthocyanins; very firm, slow-melting (as Big Top nectarine), hangs well; clingstone, red near pit; very good flavor (low-acid type), aromatic; ripens in second half of June, 16 d before Redhaven, in Bologna.
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