Short-day cultivar adapted to Southern California coast. Origin: Berry Genetics, Freedom, CA by S.D. Nelson, M.D. Nelson, L.W. Stoeckle. BG-1257 × BG-1975, crossed 2003; selected in Ventura County, CA, 2005; USPP 23,256; 18 Dec. 2012. Tree: vigor medium, upright; density medium; stolons many; yield moderate to high, 1,150 g/plant; flowers at to above canopy, fruiting trusses prostrate; susceptibility to powdery mildew, Botrytis fruit rot (Botrytis cinerea) and two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) moderate; susceptible to bacterial angular leaf spot (Xanthomonas fragariae). Fruit: orange-red to red (RHS 45B); large, 28.5 g; moderately uniform conic; flesh firm, dark red (RHS 45A); flavor good; calyx small, inset, spreading to clasping; achenes at or below surface; season very early.
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