A midseason, high-quality strawberry that is adapted to protected culture in temperate climates and shows no symptoms of iron chlorosis on higher pH soils. Origin: CIREF (France), near Bergerac, by P. Roudeillac.; Belrubi × Pajaro; cross made in 1989; selected in 1990; tested as CF 89.29.266; introd. in 1996. French plant patent CPOV 12793. E.C. plant patent 97-1528. Tree: vigorous; globose; very green leaves; leaves slightly blistered; big flowers; medium pollen quality; similar yield to Pajaro; winter hardy in France; no symptoms of iron chlorosis on higher pH soils. Susceptible to verticillium wilt and Botrytis cinerea; moderately susceptible to powdery mildew; resistant to Phytophthora cactorum; tolerant to Colletotrichum acutatum. Fruit: conical; regular but skin slightly embossed; large; bright red but darkens slightly; good firmness; flavor better than Pajaro; ripens mid-early season; good shelf life but deteriorates more quickly under warm temperatures; fresh-market uses.
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