An excellent pollinizer for early to mid-season bloom. cultivars. Trees are medium in vigor and slightly. upright, with large white blossoms. The large size. fruit is marketable for use in preserves or decorations.
Yuma has a warm desert climate with extremely low precipitation figures all year round. Temperatures are high all year round with a peak during summer. During the summer temperatures may rise as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) or even more. During the winter subzero temperatures are not uncommon.
Arizona's record for most consecutive days with the high temperature equal to or exceeding 90 degreeswas set in April-October 1992 with 184 days at Yuma, Arizona. The record for most consecutive days withthe low temperature equal to or below 32 degrees was set in October 1976 - May 1977 at Fort Valley with 241 days.lthough Arizona is the 10th the warmest U.S. state, Fort Valley, Arizona experienced 241 consecutive days with the temperature equal or below 32 degrees, from October 1976 through May 1977. July 2009 was the all-time hottest month in Phoenix since records began in 1896.