Origin: in Egypt; introd. into the U.S. by S.C. Mason, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, in 1925. Tree: vigorous; trunk medium heavy; leaves long and recurved. Quality good early in season (khalal, early rutab) but disappointing later in season, when most fruit in the U.S. is consumed. Sours easily. Fruit: soft type; very large, 50-60 x 25-35 mm, oblong-ovate; skin thin and tender, yellow when immature, dull amber to brown at maturity; flesh soft but rather coarse; flavor mildly sweet early in season, becoming rather insipid later; ripens midseason.
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