Origin: in Fresno, Calif., by John H. Weinberger, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and Fresno State College Foundation. Introd. in 1961. Sunhigh × July Elberta o.p.; cross made in 1949 at Beltsville, Md.; seedling grown and selected at Fresno; tested as U.S. F-15. Tree: productive; moderately vigorous; moderately susceptible to bacterial spot disease; flower with large petals, self-fruitful, blooms with July Elberta; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: larger than Coronet, usually not as large as Redglobe; nearly round, apex slightly pointed; skin nearly covered with an attractive blush, pubescence slight; flesh yellow, unusually firm, fine-grained, quality high, freestone; product good when canned or frozen; moderately susceptible to bacterial spot disease; ripens about 3 1/2 weeks before Elberta, between the seasons of Regina and Coronet and Redglobe.
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