Origin: in Weslaco, Texas, by R.E. Rouse and D.H. Byrne. Introd. in 1990. EarliGrande mutation; discovered in 1983; tested as RGV-83-1. Tree: vigorous; productive; leaf glands globose; flowers nonshowy. Susceptible to rust; assumed to be moderately tolerant to bacterial leafspot as is EarliGrande. Chilling requirement 250 chilling units. Fruit: compared to EarliGrande, larger (120 g), more highly blushed (60% to 75% red) and 5 to 7 days later ripening; round; flesh yellow, moderately firm, fine-textured, slightly red next to pit, resistant to browning; semi-freestone.
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