Origin: in College Station, Texas, by D.H. Byrne and J.S. Kamas. Introd.in 1984. Parentage unknown; selected in 1973 by H.H. Bowen; tested as TAES M9. Distributed by Foundation Seed Services, Texas Agr. Expt. Sta. Tree: vigorous; productive; heavy thinning required to size fruit. Susceptible to peach leaf curl; no observation of bacterial leaf spot. Leaf glands reniform. Flowers: showy; bloom date 6 days before Junegold. Chilling requirement about 550 h. Fruit: moderately large (57 to 68 mm); skin attractive red blush over 40% of surface; pubescence moderate; flesh yellow, firm, good flavor and texture, semifreestone; round to oblong with no prominent suture or tip when sufficient chilling has been received; good storage life. Ripens about with Junegold, 45 days before Elberta.
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