Origin: in Reedley, Calif., by Michael Jost. Plant patent 6045; 27 Oct. 1987; licensed exclusively to Sierra Gold Nursery. O'Henry mutation discovered in 1981. Tree: vigor medium; upright spreading; productive. Flowers large, pink, showy, slightly later than most varieties. Fruit: medium-large to large; globose to slightly irregular; skin red to red-orange on yellow ground; flesh yellow with moderate amount of red flecking; pit cavity dark red; very firm, melting, fine-textured; freestone; flavor very good, moderate acid, well-balanced. Ripens 35 days after Redhaven in California weeks before O'Henry.
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