Origin: in Agr. Expt. Sta., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, by P.C. Andersen, W.B. Sherman, and R.H. Sharpe. Introd. in 1982. Sunlite × Armqueen; cross made in 1978; selected in 1982; tested as 2-4N. Tree: moderately vigorous; productive; semi-upright; sets moderate to high number of fruit buds; self-fertile. Resistant to bacterial leafspot. Chilling requirement: 400 chill units. Fruit: medium when properly thinned; round, with no significant tip and smooth suture; skin 80% red blush; flesh yellow, melting, good firmness; relatively nonbrowning; semi-clingstone. Ripens 70 days from bloom, early May in northern Florida. Flowers showy, medium-pink; leaf glands reniforrn.
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