Matures very early to early with strong red/pink blush over pale yellow ground color, flavor like Kensington Pride. Origin: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, by I.S.E. Bally. Irwin × Kensington Pride; crossed 1995 in Darwin, Northern Territory; planted 1997 at Southedge Research Station, Mareeba. USPP 30,814; 20 Aug. 2019. Tree: vigor medium, height 4-6 m in 8-10-year-old trees under standard annual pruning; growth habit spreading; canopy open; bark not striated, medium rough; intensity of anthocyanin coloration of young leaves medium to strong; leaf base obtuse, apex acute; blossoms mid-July to late September in Mareeba; yield medium to heavy, consistent. Fruit: length short to medium, width medium, 319-799 g, average 507 g; ovate and deeper than it is wide, with a small sharp beak that flattens out at full maturity; stem end flat or slightly depressed; stalk cavity shallow; neck absent; mature skin thin to medium, 0.81 mm; ground color yellow-green (RHS 144A), blush red-purple (60B) over up to 80% of skin when exposed to sun, only a weak blush is present when fully shaded; bloom conspicuous; ripe skin ground color yellow-orange (RHS 21B), blush red (RHS 47A), lenticels medium in size and density, light yellow, causing rough surface in mature fruit; flesh yellow-orange (RHS 21A), soft, juiciness medium, texture fine to medium; flavor similar to Kensington Pride, no turpentine taste; seed monoembryonic; fruit development period 2.5-3.5 months, matures very early to early, 2-4 weeks before Kensington Pride.
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