Origin: in Mountain Grove, Mo., by P.H. Shepard, Missouri State Fruit Expt. Sta. Parentage unknown; tested as Mo. R-101; introd. in 1956. Tree: productive; vigorous and tall; roots readily at tips. Fruit: black; average size; nearly round; attractive; quality very good fresh or frozen; firm, clings well to a small receptacle, but readily picked when ripe; does not crumble when handled; ripens early, before Cumberland and Kansas; somewhat smaller as season advances due partly to high production and long harvest season.
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