A short-day cultivar that expresses extraordinary tolerance to foliar, fruit, and soilborne diseases; as well as producing very well shaped fruit; maintains good fruit size throughout the entire season; adapted well to various international locations. Origin: D.W. Small. California Giant, Inc., Watsonville, Calif. A41 × Seascape; cross made in 1994; selected in 1996; USPP12,423 issued 26 February 2002; assigned to California Giant, Inc. Registered as Gloria in Europe and Israel. Tree: a short-day with a strong everbearing tendency; semi-erect and more compact and dense than Cal Giant 3; displays extraordinary tolerance to fruit, foliar, and soilborne diseases. Extraordinary tolerance to verticillium wilt, Phytophthora sp., Rhizoctonia, and Pythium. Exceptional tolerance to powdery mildew, Colletotrichum, and angular leaf spot. Some-what tolerant to Botrytis cinerea. Impervious to two-spot spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) and European red mite. Fruit: medium to long conic; very uniformly shaped; very uniformly sized within the hand and from hand to hand; darker exterior and interior color than Cal Giant 3; medium firmness; pollinates well in inclement weather; produces a good early crop and a strong ever-bearing tendency that allows for very good late season production; flavor is acceptable but less complete that Cal Giant 3.
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