A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
A day neutral cultivar similar to Diamante but with better fruit quality. Origin: University of California, Davis, Calif., by Douglas V. Shaw and Kirk D. Larson. Diamante × Cal 94.16-1; cross made in 1997; selected 1998; designated as Cal 97.117-3 and then tested as CN220; patented 2006. USPP 16,228. Tree: day-neutral type with weak to moderate expression of day-neutral character; more erect and open than Diamante; comparable yield to Diamante; moderately resistant to common leaf spot and crown rot; quite resistant to verticillium wilt and phytophthora crown rot; tolerant to two-spotted spider mites. Fruit: large (33 g), similar to Diamante; less firm but darker colored than Diamante; long conic; excellent flavor; very sweet; production pattern similar to Diamante but slightly earlier.
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