Origin: in Modesto, Calif., by C.F. Zaiger, Zaiger's Nursery. Introd. in 1967. Plant patent 2663; 23 Aug. 1966; assigned to Dave Wilson Nursery and Buller Farms, Modesto, Calif.; discovered in 1961; named in 1957. Springtime mutation. Tree: medium to large; vigorous; productive; regular bearer; leaf glands globose; flower size medium, pink. Fruit: medium; 2 1/4 to 3 inches in diam.; globose to slightly flattened at stem in large size, apex projecting, oblong in smaller sizes; skin bright yellow ground cover, covered with red blush; flesh faintly yellow to darker yellow at apex, firm, crisp, mildly acid to sweet, aromatic, quality good; stone free but tight when not fully ripe, frequently retains thin filaments of flesh along ridges near base; ripens 2 to 4 days earlier than Springtime.
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