Origin: in Riverside, Calif., by J.W. Lesley, California Citrus Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1949. Parentage includes Elberta, Late Champion, Lukens Honey, Peento; selected in 1940. Tree: vigorous; moderately spreading; retains foliage into late fall; leaf glands reniform; production good; short winter-chilling requirement. Obsolete. Fruit: medium large; skin greenish-yellow with a dull red blush; flesh light yellow, deep red around pit extending into flesh, some fiber, sweet, well-flavored, freestone; keeps very well in cold storage; ripens last of August, about 10 days after J.H. Hale.
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