Origin: in Red Bluff, Calif., by Grant Merrill. Introd. in 1968. Plant patent 2966; 27 Jan. 1970. Rodeo × (July Elberta × Leeton). Cross made in 1960; selected in 1967. Tree: size medium; vigor medium; productive; leaf glands reniform; flower size medium, pinkish-salmon. Fruit: 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches in diam.; skin bright red; flesh yellow, streaked with red, quality good, freestone; firm for mechanical handling and for shipping; resembles Improved Pacifica; ripens between Rio Oso Gem and Merrill Fiesta and about with Toreador.