A California cultivar similar to Hass in color and shape. Origin: open-pollinated seedling of a Hass seedling planted in April 1986 at Camarillo, Calif., and first tested in 1991. Tree: upright but can be influenced by pruning; leaves without anise scent, but classified primarily as of Mexican race; floral type B. (Proc. World Avocado Congress III:114-118; 1998, Tel Aviv). Fruit: pear-shaped with a distinctive ridge along one side, black and larger than ‘Hass’, averaging above 350 g on young trees; skin thinner than Hass, pliable and easily separated from the flesh; flesh color similar to Hass, with few fibers, seed small, averaging 10% to 12% of fruit weight; flesh quality excellent.
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