Gold Dust

Orig. in Merced, Calif., by T.B. Stribling, Jr. Stribling's Nurseries, Merced, Calif. Introd. in 1950. Plant patent 1144; 11 Nov. 1952. July Elberta o.p.; selected in 1947; tested as Stribling S-47-4. <b>Fruit:</b> skin yellow ground color, mottled and streaked in red; flesh yellow, freestone; ripens 30 days earlier than July Elberta, 2 weeks earlier than Redhaven, 2 to 3 days later than Florence; being distinguished from July Elberta by rounder form and legg down; from the Redhaven by rounder form; from Florence by larger size, rounder, less down, yellow instead of white flesh. <b>Tree:</b> large; vigorous; upright; dense; round topped; hardy; productive; regular bearer; leaf glands reniform; flower small, pink.