Introd. to Florida from Haiti by Lawrence H. Zill, Boynton Beach, Fla. Origin: Tree: low vigor; small, spreading, open canopy. Fruit: eating quality fair to good. Shape: oval; base rounded; slender stem inserted obliquely in a shallow, grooved cavity; apex rounded with a small beak; surface smooth. Size: length 9-11.5 cm; breadth 7.5-8.5 cm; thickness 7-7.5 cm. Weight: 250-450 g. Skin: ground color bright yellow; no blush; few small russet dots; skin thin, tender, and adherent. Flesh: very firm and dry deep yellow flesh; flavor mild and sweet with a weak, pleasant aroma; no fiber. Stone and seed: thick and woody stone with a polyembryonic seed filling 70% to 85% of the stone. Season: June to July. Extremely firm at maturity with no fiber in flesh; mild carrot flavor; one of the most popular cultivars in Haiti; sometimes used as a rootstock.
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