Presumed Hass bud mutation with more profuse and earlier flowering and slightly earlier harvest season. Origin: Uruapan, Michoacán, México, by C. Méndez-Vega. Presumed Hass bud mutation discovered in cultivated orchard. Mexican PBR 614; 17 Dec. 2008. Tree: growth habit spreading, flat topped; branching less apically dominant than Hass; flowers regularly September through March in Irvine; flowers occasionally at other times of year; flowering type A. Fruit: size similar to Hass, 186 g. in Irvine, CA; shape ovate, similar to Hass; skin rough, dark purple or black, similar to Hass; ripens with Hass; off-bloom fruit smaller, smoother skinned, rounder than Hass.
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