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Introduced in 2002 and patented in April 2008 (EU 22062) as ‘BO 90.610.010’.
TREE: standard-upright growth habit, of medium-high vigour; early bearing, bears on spurs and one year old shoots; the bloom is medium-late, abundant, partially self-fertile; does not require pollinators; the yield is fair to good.
Date of ripening: 76 days from full bloom to ripening date, first week of June in the southern Po Valley (northern Italy).
FRUIT: oblong, symmetrical and large size (80g), not sensitive to cracking; skin is orange without significant blush, with sour taste, may show a light russeting in humid climate; the flesh is very firm, of uniform ripening, yellow-orange, melting and freestone. Flavour is fair. Pit is small and elliptical, kernel is bitter.
OVERALL: very interesting cultivar for the early market, it is resistant to Sharka virus (PPV), both Dideron and Marcus isolates.