Origin: in Le Grand, Calif., by F.W. Anderson, Merced, Calif. lntrod. in 1974. Plant patent 3325; 1 May 1973; assigned to L.E. Cooke Co., Visalia, Calif. Empress peach o.p.; selected in 1969; tested as Anderson 9E725. Tree: genetically dwarf; spreading; vigorous; very productive; flower large; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: resembles Sunburst; medium to small; globose, uniform; symmetrical; skin yellow, substantially overspread with red; flesh yellow with red flecks, red at pit, firm, crisp, clingstone; subacid to mild; ripens last half of July, 1 month before Golden Prolific; recommended for long-distance shipping.
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