Medium to large, soft seeded, sweet, red with yellow and pink to pinkish red striping, speckling or splotching. 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 1999 by M.W. Hotchkiss. Tree: growth habit low-growing, spread-out shrub; basal growth vigorous. Fruit: medium to large, 610 g; relatively oblate with angled lobes, often symmetrical; skin red with yellow and pinkish red to pink striping, speckling or splotching; pinkish maturity ring, sometimes elevated, may form around the small, pointy-lobed calyx; arils solid red and large, with large soft seeds, hundred-aril weight 41.0 g; taste refreshing, sweet and fruity with mild tartness and astringency; aftertaste slight nutty, 16.8-17.6 °Brix, TA 0.29-0.36% citric acid; ripens October in Davis.
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