Short-day strawberry primarily adapted to coastal southern California, production from late December with 50% of production by the end of March. Origin: Berry Genetics, Inc., Freedom, CA, by S. Nelson, M. Nelson, and L. Stoeckle. BG-269 × BG-633; selected 1999. USPP 17,725; 15 May 2007. Tree: vigorous; upright habit; medium to large; flowers and fruit level to above foliage; moderately tolerant of botrytis fruit rot, bacterial angular leaf-spot (Xanthomonas fragariae), and powdery mildew, tolerant of two-spotted spider mites, flower thrips, and aphids. Fruit: orange-red to red skin; medium to large; conical-cylindrical; surface smooth, lacking in creases or ridges; attractive; flesh medium-red, firm, flavorful; achenes level or below surface; early season, late December, 50% production by late March.
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