Origin: in Prosser, Wash., by Wash. State Agr. Expt. Sta. and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1971. J.H. Hale × July Elberta o.p. Cross made in 1949 at Beltsville, Md., by AL. Havis; planted at Prosser and selected in 1953 by H. W. Fogle; tested as Prosser 0-1384 by T.K. Toyama, Prosser (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture). Tree: vigorous; productive; flower small, self-fertile; susceptible to bacterial spot (Xanthomonas pruni). Fruit: 2 3/4 to 3 inches in diam.; round; skin light yellow ground cover, faintly streaked with medium red blush over 75% of surface; flesh deep yellow, very firm, texture slightly coarse, flavor excellent, freestone; good shipping quality; ripens with Redglobe and about 2 weeks before J.H. Hale; recommended for fresh market and canning.
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