Origin: in Stellenbosch, South Africa, by P.A.L. Steyn, Fruit and Food Technology Res. Inst. Introd. in 1961. Walgant × (Kakamas × Early Dawn); selected in 1960; sibling of Malherbe and Neethling. Tree: very resistant to delayed foliation. Named in memory of M.W. Black, Professor in Pomology, Univ. of Stellenbosch. Fruit: flesh yellow, no red in pit cavity, clingstone; excellent canning quality; ripens early, 36 days before Kakamas, with a statistical mean ripening date of 14 Jan.; resembles Kakamas.
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