Origin: in Merced, Calif., by Walter D. Krause, Stribling's Nurseries. Introd. in 1965. Plant patent 2775; 7 Nov. 1967. Seedling of Sun Grand; selected in 1960; tested as S-137-123163-61. Tree: vigorous, sturdy; productivity medium to good, requires very little thinning; chilling requirement 700 h; leaf glands reniform; flowers medium size, pink to dark pink, showy. Fruit: resembles Red June; skin brillant red; flesh firm for early shipping, flavor excellent; semi-freestone, free when soft-ripe; ripens late May and early June.
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