Merrill Fiesta

Orig. in Red Bluff, Calif., by Grant Merrill, Grant Merrill Orchards. Introd. in 1952. Plant patent 1099; 20 May 1952. Kirkman Gem o.p.; selected in 1950. <b>Fruit:</b> large; more elongated than parent; skin highly colored red; flesh yellow, firm, freestone; no soft suture; season late, being a few days after Kirkman Gem but not as late as Rodeo. <b>Tree:</b> resembles parent, being stronger and more vigorous; leaf glands reniform; flowers large, pink.