Origin: in South Haven, Mich., by Stanley Johnston, Michigan Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1955. Redhaven × SH 50 (J.H. Hale × Halehaven); cross made in 1944; selected in 1949. Tree: large; vigorous; highly productive; susceptible to bacteriosis; hardy; leaf glands reniform; flower very small, nonshowy, pink, self-fruitful, blooms with Elberta; chilling requirement of 950 h. Fruit: large to very large; nearly round, uniform; skin blushed, with stripes of red and gold, thick, tough, appearance very attractive, pubescence almost negligible; flesh yellow with some red near the pit, texture medium, firm, melting, resistant to browning; high quality for shipping, commercial canning and freezing; matures about with Halehaven, 14 days before Elberta; pit small, free, even when firm ripe; quality excellent; resembles Halehaven but larger, skin color brighter, flesh firmer.
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