A white-flowering, weeping ornamental. Origin: at Agr. Expt. Sta., North Carolina; selected by F.E. Correll in early 1960s; and introduced in 1985 by D.J. Werner, P.R. Fantz, and J.C. Raulson for ornamental qualities. S-37 o.p. Tree: vigorous; extremely weeping (pendant), suggest grafting 6-7 feet above ground. Chill requirement about 900 h. Fruit: small, subglobose; flesh white, melting, subject to skin cracking, freestone, ripens with Elberta. Flowers large, showy, subsessile, pure white, numerous, single to sparsely semi-double. Leaves larger than for most standard cultivars. Fruit set is minimal.
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