The Sweet All-Rounder: A popular South African variety known for its excellent balance of sugar and acidity. It is a reliable producer that handles the Eastern Cape climate with ease.

Fruit Profile: Medium to large fruit with a beautiful orange skin and a slight red blush. The flesh is firm, sweet, and deep orange, making it perfect for eating fresh or drying.

The Fruit

• Appearance: Medium-sized, round-to-oval fruit with smooth, golden-yellow skin.

• Texture & Taste: The flesh is firm, orange, and exceptionally sweet. It is a "clingstone" variety, meaning the juicy flesh holds to the stone, making it the "gold standard" for home drying and jam.

Growing, Care & Chilling

• Chilling Requirement: Medium (approx. 400–500 hours). It performs best in the cooler valleys of the Eastern Cape but is adaptable enough for most inland suburban gardens.

• Spacing: Plant 4 to 5 metres apart.

• Specific Care: Requires light annual pruning in winter to maintain its shape and encourage new fruiting wood.

• Harvest: Early-to-mid-season; ripening in late November to early December.

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