Origin: by Paul E. Hansche, Univ. of California, Davis. Introd. in 1989. Cal Red × A 54P455 (a brachytic dwarf selection from the late Fred Anderson). Plant patent 6976; 8 Aug. 1989; assigned to Regents of Univ. of California. Tree: brachytic dwarf, not expected to exceed 2 m on standard rootstock; very precocious and very productive; blooms about 1 week earlier than standard cultivars. Flowers showy, profuse. Fruit: medium; fairly regular in shape, slightly oblong; skin covered 80% to 100% with deep red blush on bright golden ground; flesh medium to moderate orange yellow with occasional short radiating red lines near pit; very firm; freestone; sweet with mild subacid flavor; excellent eating quality. Ripening relatively uniform, 10 to 12 days after O'Henry at Davis.
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