Small tree producing early-ripening, bright yellow fruit with red blush. Origin: Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia, by K. Rayner. Irwin × Kensington Pride (most likely pollen parent); grafted 2001; planted 2002. USPP 27,896; 18 Apr. 2017. Tree: vigor low, height small to medium; growth habit spreading; trunk bark moderately rough, mottled brown (RHS 165A); leaves lanceolate; bearing heavy, regular. Fruit: length 115 mm, diameter 85 mm, 350-430 g; stalk cavity shallow; apex rounded; beak present; shoulder rising then rounded outward; immature skin green (RHS 141C) with red (RHS 166A) blush where exposed to direct sunlight; mature skin thin, tough, bright yellow (RHS 14B) with red (RHS 44A) blush; flesh yellow (RHS 14A); coarse; very firm and juicy, somewhat fibrous; 14 °Brix; aroma mild; seed polyembryonic; for fresh market; matures early, variable, 1-20 Oct. 2016; stores ~12 d at ambient temperatures, susceptibility to bruising slight.
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