Pentaploid cultivar ripening between late highbush and early rabbiteye, adapted to hand harvest for the fresh market or mechanical harvest for processing. Origin: North Carolina State University, by J. Ballington and S. Rooks. US 226 (2n=4x=48) × Premier (2n=6x=72); crossed 1980; selected 1986; tested as NC 2849; introd. 2005. USPP applied for. Tree: good productivity with adequate cross-pollination; very vigorous; very upright; broad adaptation to soils including those with somewhat elevated pH (6.0+); early blooming; not self-fertile, poor pollen production; Premier is a good pollinizer; readily propagated by hardwood or softwood cuttings; chilling requirement 500–600 h. Fruit: medium; good color and picking scar; excellent quality; very similar in appearance and flavor to Premier; average firmness; fair postharvest shelf life, best suited for local markets, PYO, or processing; ripens up to 14 d before Premier.
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