Medium to large, hard seeded, sweet-tart, pinkish red to red. Origin: former Soviet Union, conserved at Kara-Kala Experimental Station, Turkmenistan. Parentage unknown; introduced from Turkmenistan Experimental Station of Plant Genetic Resources, Garrygala to USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Davis, CA in 1997 by M.W. Hotchkiss. Tree: low-growing; growth habit spreading shrub; precocity and yield high. Fruit: medium to large, 866 g, round; rind pinkish red to red, thin, spongy and soft; calyx thick, pronounced and rigid; arils solid red and large, with large, hard, bony seeds, hundred-aril weight 49.1 g; sweet-tart, reminiscent of cherry with moderate astringency, 15.9-16.5 °Brix, TA 0.91-1.09% citric acid; good for juice; ripens October in Davis.
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