Origin: in Gainesville, Fla., by R.H. Sharpe, Florida Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1964. [Panamint × (Southland × Hawaiian) F2] o.p.; cross made in 1959; first fruited in 1961; selected in 1961; tested as Fla. 6872. Tree: requires about 250 h of winter chilling at or below 45F to break the rest period. Fruit: small; round; skin bright red over 90% to 100% of surface; flesh yellow, firm, dessert quality excellent, semi-freestone when fully ripe; ripens during the first or second week in May in central Florida.
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