Origin: in LeGrand, Calif., by F.W. Anderson, Merced, Calif. Introd. in 1962 by Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. Plant patent 1949; 7 June 1960; assigned to Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. Sun Grand × Le Grand × Merrill Gem peach; tested as Anderson 14K54. Tree: moderately vigorous; upright to spreading; productive; bears regularly; leaf glands globose; flowers large, showy. Fruit: large to medium; form uniform, symmetrical, globose; skin yellow, largely overspread with red, thickness medium; flesh yellow, firm, meaty, eating quality fair to good, flavor subacid, ripens evenly; semi-freestone to freestone when fully ripe; ripens early, about 2 weeks before Redhaven peach; shipping quality good, for early season; resembles Grand River.
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