Origin: in Sigourney, Iowa, by John P. Tremmel and Minnie K. Tremmel. Introd. in 1959. Plant patent 1925; 29 Mar. 1960. Chance seedling; discovered in 1936. Tree: size medium; precocious; productive; very hardy; flowers large, pink, fertile; leaf glands reniform; tolerant to leaf curl. Fruit: averages 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diam.; skin yellow, blushed to dark red, color appearing early, pubescence heavy; flesh yellow with some red around the pit, texture firm, quality fair to good, freestone; resembles Rochester; suitable for canning, freezing and fresh market; requires thinning; ripens about 15-25 Aug. at place of origin.
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