Origin: in Sandhill Expt. Sta. of Clemson College, Columbia, S.C., by L.E. Scott, South Carolina Agr. Expt. Sta., now of the Maryland Agr. Expt. Sta., College Park. Introd. in 1958. Elberta mutation; selected in 1937; P.I. 151650; tested as Sandhill I. Tree: highly productive; moderately vigorous; leaf glands reniform; flower small, nonshowy, self-fruitful, blooms 2 days after Elberta; chilling requirement of 850 h. Fruit: size medium-ovate to round; halves equal; skin greenish-yellow overlaid with red, striped, pubescence light to medium; flesh yellow, red at pit, sometimes flecked red throughout, firm, to soft, melting, quality fair to good; pit size medium, free; ripens 7 to 10 days before Elberta depending upon where grown; requires thinning to achieve good commercial size.
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