Origin: in Blacksburg, Va., by G.D. Oberle, Virginia Agr. Expt. Sta., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ. Introd. in 1972. Freelman's Free o.p. × Sunhigh. Cross made in 1951, first selected in 1954, tested as VPI 51. Tree: size below average; upright to fairly spreading; productivity above average; vigor and hardiness average; flower large, showy, pale pink, self-fertile; leaf glands reniform. Fruit: large; round; skin three-fourths bright medium red over orange yellow ground color, attractive; flesh deep orange yellow, pinkish red adjacent to pit, very firm, texture smooth; freestone; ripens 2 weeks before Elberta or 2 weeks after Redhaven.
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