Origin: in Jackson Springs, N.C., by North Carolina Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1968. Erly-Red-Fre × o.p.; seeds collected from center of large orchards in 1956; first fruited in 1959; tested as N.C. 6743. Tree: vigor medium; production moderate; leaf glands reniform; chilling h and blooming time about same as Redhaven; flower small, nonshowy, self-fruitful; moderately resistant to bacterial spot. Fruit: small, 1 3/4 to 2 inches in diam.; round; skin yellow, three-fourths covered with bright red, lightly pubescent; flesh clear yellow, smooth melting texture, flavor good for early peach; clingstone; ripens 5 days before Marcus, is the earliest ripening peach tested in North Carolina.
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