Origin: in Tunis, Africa. Introd. in 1959 by J. Eliot Coit, Vista, Calif. Parentage unknown; secured from J.B. Blessis, Manzel bou Zelfa, Tunis; imported by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture as P.I. 187063; received 23 Feb. 1950. Tree: yields heavily in alternate years; vigorous; spreading; twigs thick; leaves large; claimed to be hermaphroditic, but at Vista, all anthers rudimentary and aborted, so considered to be a pistillate variety. In southern California, best suited to foothills some distance from the coast. Fruit: very large; thick; sugar content about 51 %; flavor good; ripens very early, 10-30 Sept. at Vista; milling quality good.
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