Origin: in Atkinson, N.C., by the North Carolina Agr. Expt. Sta. and F.V. Coville, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1950. Weymouth × F-6 (Stanley × Crabbe 4); cross made in 1934; planted in 1935; selected in 1940; tested as N. C. 262. Tree: low, spreading; vigorous; hardy; high resistance to canker; as productive as Weymouth. Fruit: excellent cluster type, loose; berry medium, round to round-oblate; flesh firm, slightly aromatic; flavor good; dessert quality fair; scar fair; ripens early, about with June.
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