A perennial monoecious deciduous tree. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Dwarf common type with dark purple skin and strawberry pulp, suited for growing in containers. Origin: Ridgeville, SC, by M. Nobles. Violette de Bordeaux branch mutation; discovered 2010; propagated 2014. USPP 27,929; 25 Apr. 2017. Tree: compact, dwarf, upright, with very short internodes between lateral branches; height and width ~0.91 m; leaves deeply lobed, dark green; propagation by tissue culture preferred; highly productive; cold hardy USDA Zone 7. Fruit: length 4 cm, diameter 5 cm; obovate, without neck; ostiole width 1.3 mm; skin firm and satiny, dark purple; bloom, longitudinal ribs and skin cracks absent; pulp fine, strawberry color (RHS 184D), sweet; breba crop present April to mid-June, main crop present early September to early November, in South Carolina.
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