Origin: in Lodi, Calif., by Marvin L. Nies. Introd. in 1964. Plant patent 2344; 21 Jan. 1964. Queen × Cardinal; selected in 1956; tested near Thermal, Calif. Cluster: large, up to 1-2 lb; shoulders welldefined; well-filled; up to 26 cm long. Berry: size uniform, averaging 3 cm long, 2.2 cm wide; ellipsoidal elongated; skin bright red under desert conditions (Coachella Valley, Calif.), relatively tough; flesh very firm with some tendency to be pulpy and flaccid; flavor neutral; normal acidity; good shipping quality; seeds usually two/berry, about 60% well developed, 30% poorly developed; ripens early, with or before Cardinal, slightly later than Perlette; intended principally as a table variety; resembles Queen. Tree: Fruit:
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