Origin: at Byron, Ga., by W.R. Okie, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture S.E. Fruit & Tree Nut Res. Lab. Introd. in 1989. (Biscoe × Redgold nectarine) o.p. seed collected in 1980; selected in 1983; tested as BY81P1411. Tree: Fruit: medium; skin attractive red blush on greenish-white ground color, light pubescence; shape round; flesh white, melting; clingstone. Flavor is typical of other early-season peaches. Ripens with June Gold, 3 weeks before Redhaven. Flowers showy, self-fertile; leaf glands globose; moderately resistant to bacterial spot. Chilling requirement about 750 h, making it adapted to most of the Southeast.
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