Yellow, non-melting flesh, peento peach. Origin: Gainesville, Fla., by W. Sherman, Univ. of Florida. Fla. 95-10PC (=complex parentage) op; sel. in 1997, tested as Fla. 98-7PC, and introd. in 2001; USPPAF; assigned to Florida Foundation Seed Prod., Inc. Tree: very vigorous, semi-upright, self-fertile, and productive. There are 4-6 large reniform leaf glands. Flowers are nonshowy and pink. Leaves are resistant to bacterial spot. Chilling requirement is 250 chill units. (J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 55:2-3). Fruit: medium size (60-80 g), flat oval; skin is 50% attractive red with darker red stripes over deep yellow ground; very firm flesh with clingstone pit and no red at pit. Ripens 5-7 days after Flordaglo peach at Gainesville.
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