Bicentennial

Orig. in Calhoun, La., by J.C. Taylor, P.L. Hawthorne, A.C. Miller, J.E. Love. R.J. Constantin, N.L. Hom, and D.W. Newsom, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge. Introd. in 1977. LaGold × Redglobe. Cross made in 1965; selected in 1966; tested as L-66-1-1. <b>Fruit:</b> medium, slightly oval with a small tip; flesh medium firm, golden-yellow, free of red; semi-freestone; skin covered with 60% bright red; pubescence very short; ripens 14-25 May. <b>Tree:</b> vigorous; hardy; productive; flowers showy, rose-colored; leaf glands globose; chilling requirement 700 to 750 h below 45F; resistant to bacteriosis (Xanthomonas pruni) and brown rot (Sclerotinia fructicola).