A high-quality low-acid everbearing cultivar of light-red color that is adapted to summer production in coastal California and northern European production areas. Origin: T.M. Sjulin, B.D. Mowrey, A.Q. Amorao, J.F. Coss, K. Nichimori, K.L. Gilford. Driscoll’s Strawberry Assoc., Inc., Watsonville, Calif. Key Largo × L2; sel. in 1993; patented in 2000; USPP 11554. Tree: day-neutral, more vigorous, upright and dense than Commander; requires 4–6 weeks supplemental cold storage before planting. Moderately susceptible to angular leafspot (Xanthomonas fragariae) and botrytis fruit rot, moderately resistant to powdery mildew; susceptible to verticillium wilt, two-spotted spider mite and lygus bugs. Fruit: larger (24 g) than Key Largo; wedge to wedge-conic; red to red-orange skin color, similar to Key Largo; flesh is white to pale rose; better flavor than Commander; similar production cycle to Commander but with greater late-season yield; production from mid-April to early-November.
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