By 1928, this seedling of unknown origin was already described in South Africa where it was ranked as one of the best local unimproved cultivars.
The roundish/oblique medium-sized fruits are fibrous. The average size is 9.3 cm long and 8.1 cm wide with an average weight of 241 g. The apex tip of shoot is broadly rounded with a depression on the ventral side and a slight beak a pointed projection at the tip of a fruit. The thick tough skin is smooth with white lenticels and has an attractive yellow-orange colour. The flesh is apricot-yellow with a tender juicy texture. The eating quality is good; there is a sweet flavour and a very slight turpentine taste. The seed is large (8.1% of fruit weight) and polyembryonic mode for reproduction: contains more than one embryo; produces true-to-type progeny.
The trees are big and produce consistent high yields. The maturity stage of final fruit development (ripeness) season starts at the end of December and continues until February.
Advantages:
fairly resistant to diseases
good shelf life
suitable for higher elevations
Disadvantages:
only suitable for the local market
contains a rather high amount of fibre