Origin: in Monetta, S.C., by Jerrold A. Watson. Plant patent 2890; 10 June 1969. Introd. in 1967. Chance seedling, discovered in 1961. Tree: large; upright, spreading; vigorous, hardy; productivity heavy, bears regularly; flower small, nonshowy; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: size medium, uniform; skin yellow ground color, with red blush; flesh yellow, medium firm, medium subacid, medium juiciness; freestone when fully ripe; keeping and shipping quality good, for local and distant markets; ripens 6 June, earlier than Coronet and slightly later than Cardinal.
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