Clayton

Orig. in North Carolina by F.E. Correll and C.N. Clayton, North Carolina State Univ. Pekin × Candor; selected in 1965; tested as NCA 2679. <b>Fruit:</b> medium; round; attractive; yellow ground color with 75% red blush; flesh deep yellow with red around the pit, melting with good texture and excellent flavor; freestone; highly resistant to flesh browning and bacterial spot; ripens 3 to 5 days after Redhaven; fruit set is outstanding and heavy thinning is required most years. <b>Tree:</b> medium vigor; well-formed; productive. Flowers nonshowy, self-fertile, blooms with Redhaven; highly resistant to bacterial spot (Xanthomonas pruni).