A weak, day-neutral cultivar with sustained production of large fruit from June to October in the Pacific Northwest. Origin: in Burlington, Wash., by C. Schwartze and A. Sakuma of Sakuma Bros. Farms. Tufts × EB 18 (USDA–ARS, Beltsville, Md.); cross made in 1978; selected in 1979; tested as SS 534; patented in 1986. USPP 5674. Tree: Fruit: large size but smaller than Selva; long conic; less uniform than Selva; glossy, light to medium orange-red; seeds yellow; interior flesh light orange-red; firm but not chewy; good flavor, consistently rated better than Quinault. Plants: weakly day-neutral; very large and vigorous plants; freely produces runners; more productive than Quinault. More tolerant of virus and powdery mildew than Quinault.
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