Tart-sweet, medium to large, red-fruited fruit. Origin: Camarillo, CA by S.J. Chater. Introduced to USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Davis, CA in 1997. Tree: upright; yields large; precocity and tree form similar to Wonderful; leaf petiole dark red; grows well in areas with hot summers. Fruit: medium to large; rind red; arils medium to large, dark red; seeds crunchy; calyx durable, but subject to lobe loss during transport like Wonderful; rind waxy, thick and durable; fruit similar to Wonderful, except small subset may be heart shape; postharvest shelf life similar to Wonderful; flavor more tart than sweet, complex; seeds nutty; splitting minimal; fruit holds well on the tree and in storage; ripens toward the end of October.
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