Origin: in Vineland Station, Ont., Canada, by the Ontario Dept. Agr., Hort. Res. Inst. Introd. in 1929. Vaughan × Early Elberta; cross made in 1919; selected in 1925; tested as Ont. 194055. Tree: hardy, vigorous, productivity high; flower showy, large; leaf glands reniform; self-fruitful. Fruit: size medium; round, apex slight; skin yellow with dark red blush over half of surface, attractive; flesh yellow, light red at pit, firm, melting, juicy; semi-freestone; Elberta type, but fuller, better quality, and matures 3 weeks earlier than Elberta.
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