We’ve yet to definitely identify this beauty, so we’ve named it after FGI volunteer arboreal archeologist Richie Marks, who discovered it barely surviving in a forest near Chicago Park. It is a succulent prune plum that goes from green to golden yellow to apricot-orange, and finally red. The rosy yellow flesh is sweet and delicious. Medium to large sized, and larger with irrigation. Deep, rich, succulent sweet flavor. Ripens in the shade in August at 2300'. Eat fresh, dry, plum sauce or jams. This one is going to be a hit! 

This little known variety is propagated from one scraggly tree near Chicago Park, Nevada County @ 2300’. This tree is surviving with no human care, encroached heavily by the forest, yet still producing nice crops of wonderful fruit. Chicago Park was a famous fruit shipping district at the turn of the 20th Century, shipping pears all over the U.S., but pear blight and pear decline, two major diseases, wiped out nearly all the pears in the 50’s and 60’s. Plums and prunes are not affected by this disease, and these have survived for your enjoyment.