Origin: in Beltsville, Md., by Harold W. Fogle in cooperation with U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1980. Loring × Sentinel. Planted in 1964; selected in 1966; tested as Beltsville 64302. Tree: vigorous, productive, resistant to bacterial spot (Xanthomonas pruni); blossoms nonshowy and self-fertile; leaf glands small, globose. Chilling requirement 850 to 900 h of chilling. Fruit: large, attractive red blush covering 80%; flesh bright, clear yellow, firm, good quality for season; semi-freestone; ripens 12 July at Beltsville, 10 to 14 days before Redhaven and 6 weeks before Elberta.
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