A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 2.5-4m high.
Origin: in South Haven, Mich., by Stanley Johnston, Michigan Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1940. Halehaven × Kalhaven; cross made in 1930. Tree: spreading, vigorous; leaf glands reniform; flower size medium, nonshowy, petals red, self-fruitful; highly productive; nearly always requires thinning; chilling requirement of 950 h. Fruit: size medium; round, suture somewhat prominent, apex distinct; skin yellow overlaid red to deep red, attractive, tough, pubescence light to medium; flesh yellow, red at pit, non-browning, very firm, melting, quality good; pit large, usually free when ripe; ships very well; ripens very early, 30 days before Elberta.
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