Origin: in Ontario, Calif., by Walter E. Lammerts, Armstrong Nurseries. Introd. in 1944. Plant patent 621; 28 Mar. 1944; Walter E. Lammerts, assignor to Armstrong Nurseries. Babcock × Stensgaard July Elberta; selected in 1939. Tree: medium to large; vigorous; very productive annually; slightly more winter chilling required than Babcock; flower small, petals deep pink. Fruit: size medium, up to 2 5/8 inches in diam., larger than Babcock; globose, most fruit unsymmetrical; skin yellow, blushed, medium, thick, tough, pubescence moderate and short; flesh yellowish-white, medium firm, melting, fibers few and tender, flavor mild, subacid, delicate, aroma distinct; freestone, small; ripens early mid-season, usually shortly before Babcock, which it resembles.
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