A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 2.5-4m high.
Origin: near Beaver lodge, Alberta (55°N), by J.A. Wallace (Beaverlodge Nursery) in 1958; introd. by him in 1965. Fruit up to 16 mm diam., obovate to nearly spherical, blue-black with bloom, very firm; typically 7-13 per cluster, fairly even ripening; excellent full flavor, similar in quality to Pembina, fairly sweet; pH 3.8-3.9; resistant to cracking. Shrub to 4 m high; initially upright to arching-spreading, 6 m spread at maturity; suckering quite freely near crown, crown expands indefinitely; crown long-lived, 50+ years. Hardy to zone 1. Very productive, exceeds Smoky at some locations. Occupies an increasing proportion of commercial hectarage in Canada, the third largest in 1993. Currently being evaluated in a comprehensive cultivar trial. Tree: Fruit:
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