Origin: in Palo Alto, Calif., by W.F. Wight, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and the California Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1950. (Maxine × Leader) × [(Tuscan × Paloro) × (Paloro × Pratt Low)]; selected about 1936; tested as USDA W21-19C. Tree: quite vigorous; productive; leaf glands globose; petals nonshowy, medium. Fruit: medium or larger, averaging 7.6 cm in diam.; nearly round to broad-oval, symmetrical; skin yellow with some red streaking, covering up to 40% of surface, pubescence average; flesh yellow with very little red at pit, flavor mild, subacid, slight aroma, non-melting, firm, fine-grained; flavor good when canned; commercial canning clingstone; ripens late, about 5 days after Fortuna, about 13 days before Paloro.
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