Origin: in Dinuba, Calif., by Robert A. Callison. Introd. in 1963. Plant patent 2166; 14 Aug. 1962. J.H. Hale × Blazing Gold nectarine mutation; selected in 1958; tested as Callison 6. Tree: large; vigorous; consistently good bearer; bloom time average; chilling requirement of about 900 h; self-fruitful. Fruit: large, up to 3 1/4 inches in diam.; symmetrical, rounded; skin thickness medium, yellow overlaid with bright red blush, moderately pubescent; flesh yellow, pale pink next to pit, medium firm, subacid, moderately juicy, dessert quality very good, freestone; ventral suture distinct; ripens in same general season as Merrill Hale, Redglobe, Redtop; resembles Redtop.
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