Origin: in Goulds, Fla., by H.E. Kendall. Introd. in 1974. Plant patent 3737; 1 July 1975. Chance seedling of West Indian and Mexican types; discovered in 1969. Tree: about 18 ft; vigorous; 24 fruit per shoot; blooms in March; flower type B; easily propagated. Fruit: small, 9 to 14 oz, size increases as harvest season progresses; pyriform to oval; skin dark green, thin, shiny, slightly pebbled, free of corky lenticel; flesh greenish-yellow, smooth, nearly free of fiber; flavor excellent, nutty, strong, sometimes slightly sweet, resembles that of Mexican hybrids; seed size small to medium, tight in cavity; ripens late August through October, softens after 9 days at 70F.
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