Origin: in McFarland, Calif., by Harold R. Martin. Introd. in 1964. Plant patent 2588; 18 Jan. 1966; assigned to Fortuna Trees, McFarland, Calif. Rancho Red leaf F3. Tree: for rootstock use, greater production of germinable seeds than Lovell or Rancho Redleaf; selected for resistance to nematodes, Meloidogyne incognita acrita and Meloidogyne javanica. Fruit: 2 inches in diam.; unusually uniform; skin reddish-brown to yellowish-orange, thick, tough; flesh light yellowish-green, juicy, flavor poor, texture coarse, freestone.
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