Medium-sized, tart, shiny, bright red pomegranate. Origin: Camarillo, CA, by S.J. Chater in the 1980s. Parentage unknown. Tree: leaves average size, showy flowers, productive, vigorous upright branching with willowing and branching characteristic of pomegranate; readily propagated by hardwood cuttings. Fruit: midsized, round, variable, weighs up to 850 g; exocarp shiny, smooth, leathery; color bright red; calyx medium-sized, delicate, proportional, typically open, with triangular lobes that bend outward; ripens up to November in Riverside, CA; arils red to dark red, turning to blackish red at maturity (color development may depend on climate), medium to large, juicy; seed hardness moderate; eaten fresh, has a tart to sweet-tart, astringent flavor with slight grenadine syrup undertone; juice red to blackish red, pulpy, syrupy, sweet-tart to tart with grenadine character; useful for fresh market, juice, syrup, jellies and cocktails.
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