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. 255. Tree: vigorous; semi-upright; large; though highly resistant to canker when introduced, showed symptoms in 1953, and more susceptibility in 1966; as productive as Weymouth; leaf large. In 1966 comprised 80% of commercial acreage in North Carolina. Fruit: cluster loose; berry medium, generally round; flesh firm to slightly soft, but firmer than Weymouth; good flavor, dessert quality medium, aromatic; season early as Weymouth, short; scar small.
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