Origin: in Eisenberg, South Africa, by A.F. de Wet, Stellenbosch-Elsenburg College of Agr., Dept. Agr. Introd. there in 1950; imported into U.S. in 1954 as P.I. 219561 and P.I. 220051, in 1956 as P.I. 234197. Transvaal Cling o.p.; selected in 1942. Tree: strong grower; heavy bearer; low chilling requirement; P.I. 219561 indexed and found virus-positive in 1965; indexing of P.I. 220051 and P.I. 234197 found viruspositive in 1967. Fruit: large; skin yellow; flesh deep yellow, firm; commercial canning clingstone; ripens late; resembles Kakamas.
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