Late-ripening with attractive shape and color, excellent internal quality, low fiber. Origin: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bet Dagan, Israel, by U. Lavi, E. Tomer, D. Saada, and Y. Cohen. Shelly O.P. 1995 at Volcani Center, Bet Dagan; selected 2001. USPP 25,297; 24 Feb. 2015. Tree: vigor very strong, height ~4 m at 4 years; growth habit semi-upright; canopy cylindrical, bark cracked, light brownish gray (RHS 199C); leaves ovate; blooms spring. Fruit: length 130-140 mm, width 90-100 mm, thickness 80-90 mm, 500-600 g; shape broad elliptic; stalk cavity absent or shallow; neck absent; shoulders ventral rounded upwards, dorsal rounded downwards; mature skin smooth, green (RHS 137C) and red (RHS 184B-C); lenticels pin-head-sized, medium density, rounded, very light green (RHS 138C-D); ripe skin orange (RHS 180B) and red, thickness 3 mm, adherence to flesh strong; flesh orange (RHS 21B), firm, moderately juicy, low in fiber, no turpentine flavor; flavor excellent; seed reniform, monoembryonic; matures late, 20 Aug. to 20 Sept.
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