Origin: in Ivanhoe, N.C., by the North Carolina Agr. Expt. Sta. and the Crops Res. Div., U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1964. Angola × Adams; cross made in 1945; selected and tested during 1948-52 by E.B. Morrow, G.M. Darrow, and D.H. Scott; tested in North Carolina by G.J. Galletta and J.M. O'Neal during 1960-64; tested as N.C. 678. Tree: medium; semi-upright; broad; canes thick, with similar tolerance to stem canker as Wolcott; fruit clusters usually borne upright at periphery of bush; leaf subject to septoria leaf spot; slow-growing when of fruiting age; propagated readily from hardwood or softwood cuttings. Released for use in North Carolina and southeastern U.S. as a canker-resistant, very early commercial variety with improved size and color as a replacement for Angola. Fruit: averaged uniformly larger than Angola, Croatan, Murphy, and Wolcott; skin color superior, much lighter blue than Angola; scar large, moist, may tear under some circumstances; flesh mild, pleasant, as firm as Wolcott; flavor good; ripens 5-7 days before Croatan and Wolcott, and about 2 or 3 days before Angola in eastern North Carolina.
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