Red Baron

Orig. in Wasco, Calif., by D.L. Armstrong, Ontario, Calif. Introd. in 1977. Plant patent to be assigned to Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, Calif. Seedling of advanced generations of Rio Oso Gem × Coolidge Double Red Flowering; selected in 1963. <b>Fruit:</b> round, 3 inches; flesh yellow, flavorful; freestone; ripens early July; resembles Flordabelle or Early Amber. Flower: petals red double, profuse. Backyard cultivar.