Origin: in LeGrand, Calif., by Norman G. and Lowell G. Bradford. Introd. in 1987. Red Diamond nectarine × unnamed peach seedling. Plant patent 7049; 24 Oct. 1989; assigned to Bright's Nursery, LeGrand. Fruit most nearly resembles Red Diamond. Tree: very vigorous; spreading; very productive; hardy in central California. For long-distance shipping. Fruit: large; globose to slightly oblong; skin 75% to 90% deep red on reddish-orange ground color; finish very smooth; flesh yellow, very firm; clingstone; excellent flavor, good sugar/acid balance. In central California, ripens 18 days after Red Diamond, 5 days before Fantasia.
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