Origin: in Egypt; introd. to the U.S. in 1901 by S.C. Mason, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture as "Oga de Bedrichen"; commercial (private) importations made by Mason in 1920 and 1922 for Gillette-Rosenberger Date Gardens and Calizona Date Nurseries. Tree: medium vigor; trunk heavy; leaves jade-green; yields 90-115 kg/tree. Said to be susceptible to saline conditions and checking. Fruit: semi-dry type; medium, 35-48 x 22-28 mm, oblong-oval or oblong-ovate; skin medium thick and a little tough, yellow when immature, light to dull reddishbrown at maturity; flesh soft but rather firm; flavor heavily sweet and rich, a little cloying; ripens late.
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