Origin: in Agr. Expt. Sta., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville by W.B. Sherman, P.M. Lyrene, P.C. Andersen, T.E. Crocker, and R.H. Sharpe. Introd. in 1977. Complex parentage of Florida selections × Armking; included in the pedigree are Okinawa, Panamint, and Columbina. Tested as Fla. 7-4N. Tree: Fruit: small to medium; skin 90% blush, russeting rare; flesh yellow, melting, firm, semi-clingstone; ripens 70-75 days after bloom, 5-12 days before Armking. Flower: large, showy, medium-pink, selffruitful; leaf glands reniform. Sets unusually high amount of flower buds. Resistant to bacterial leafspot. Chilling requirement: 450 chill units.
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