A cultivar variety, type of unknown parentage (Haden X?), Maya was selected in Israel and very much resembles the Haden cultivar although its fruits are much smaller.
The ovate and plump fruit is yellow with a reddish blush and is medium-sized. The average fruit length measures 10.3 cm with a width of 7.8 cm, and the weight ranges from 250–380 g (mean: 295 g). There is only a small rounded beak a pointed projection at the tip of a fruit. Lenticels are white at first, changing to yellow/brown later. The firm yellow flesh is juicy and aromatic, virtually free from fibre and of high eating quality. The fairly large seed (9.2% of fruit weight) is mono-embryonic mode of reproduction: contains only one embryo.
The tree is large and vigorous, tends to alternate bearing and is very susceptible not resistant to anthracnose.
Advantages:
resembles Haden
good to excellent eating quality
Disadvantages:
highly susceptible to anthracnose
danger of internal breakdown of fruit flesh