Origin: in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., by F.A. Gilbert, Peninsular Branch Expt. Sta., Univ. of Wisconsin. Introd. in 1967. Robinson × Jerseybelle; selected in 1959; tested as Wis. 5827. Tree: vigorous; prolific plant producer, runners root easily; consistently productive; leaf deep green, glossy, medium large, pubescent; tolerant to leaf spot, moderately susceptible to leaf scorch, resistance to red stele and verticillium wilt undetermined. Fruit: large, 28 to 30 berries per lb; globose conic; skin medium red, glossy, attractive; flesh medium red, moderately firm, mildly subacid, quality fair; calyx large; fresh fruit and freezing; ripens late with Jerseybelle.
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