Origin: in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, by D.L. Craig, A.R. Jamieson, KA. Sanford, and N.L. Nickerson, Agr. Canada Res. Sta. K74-5 (Micmac × Raritan) × Earliglow; cross made in 1977; selected by D.L. Craig in 1978; tested as K78-6; introd. in 1984. Tree: vigorous; abundant but not excessive runners; small crowns; mediumlength scapes. Susceptible to powdery mildew; moderately resistant to verticillium wilt; highly resistant to races A-4, A-6, and A-7 of the red stele causal organism, Phytophthora fragariae; moderate yield where red stele is not present and high yield where it is; winter hardy in Atlantic Canada. Fruit: large primaries, medium-size secondaries; medium firm; light-to medium-red external and internal color; primaries conic, secondaries globose to globose-conic; primaries have reflexed calyx, secondaries and later have repressed calyx; calyx moderately difficult to remove; early flowering and ripening; fresh-market use.
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