Fruit with exceptionally high °Brix and excellent flavor. Origin: Frankies Nursery, Frank F. Sekiya, Waimanalo, HI by F.F. Sekiya. Dry Sweet (Smooth Cayenne clone) × Hilo White; crossed 1997; selected 2002; introd. 2010; USPP 23,193; 20 Nov. 2012. Tree: vigorous, piping leaves less erect than Smooth Cayenne, grey-green with anthocyanin-pigmented mid-section, D leaf length 74.4 ±7.5 cm, width at mid-length 5.3 ±2.9 cm, weight 51.7 ± 9 g, longitudinal undulations run the full length and across the adaxial surface of all leaves; 3.9 ± 2.4 slips/plant; sucker development slow; resistance to Phytophthora rots comparable to Smooth Cayenne. Fruit: skin greyed-purple (RHS 187A) when immature, greyed-orange (RHS 167B) when ripe; small to medium, 1.5 kg without crown, up to 120 fruitlets; near globular; flesh pale yellow (RHS 8D), low fiber with edible core, TSS 20-26%; acidity 7.7 mg/100 mL juice, ascorbic acid 11.8 mg/100 mL juice.
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