C. nelsoni with dark red fruit, highly productive, ripening very late. Origin: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Chapingo, Mexico, by M.W. Borys. Selected from wild population of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas; tested as RRO03; selected 1982; registered with CNVV (Mexican National Catalog of Plant Varieties) as TEJ-05-160709; Nov. 2008. Tree: thorny; dwarfed; canopy spreading; flowers small; leaves small and elliptical, without lobes; also used as rootstock for its dwarfing effect and seed production. Fruit: small; 1.9 cm wide and 1.6 cm high; 3.5 g; typically elliptical; small; firm; skin dark reddish; ripens late November to late February.
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