Dark-skinned, spring-or late spring–maturing with lower tendency to alternate bearing and somewhat compact canopy. Origin: University of California, Riverside, CA, by G.E. Martin and B.O. Bergh. Gwen O.P.; seed collected 1985; initial selection 1992. USPP 14,239; 14 Oct. 2003. Tree: growth habit open, upright, moderately spreading; canopy more compact than Hass; fruit carried more interior in canopy than Hass; less alternate bearing than Hass; moderately resistant to persea mite (Oligonychus perseae); flowering type A. Fruit: 235 g; ellipsoid; skin dark purple or black, with yellow-flecked lenticels; flesh yellow; harvest season later than Hass in Irvine, CA.
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