Origin: in Le Grand, Calif., by F.W. Anderson. Introd. in 1959. Plant patent 1754; 23 Sept. 1958; assigned to Reedley Nursery, Reedley, Calif. Le Grand nectarine × late-ripening freestone peach; selected in 1955; tested as Anderson 11L9A. Tree: large; vigorous; spreading productive; leaf glands reniform; flower large. Fruit: large, averaging 3 1/4 inches in diam.; skin yellow, overspread with mottled red; flesh yellow, reddish next to stone, firm, flavor subacid, aroma distinct, eating quality good to best, freestone; J.H. Hale type, ripening about 1 month later and with more red skin color and less acidity than that variety; resembles Fiesta.
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