A high-quality, midseason strawberry for open-field and small tunnel production for the fresh and processing markets. Origin: CIREF (France), near Bergerac, by P. Roudeillac. Scott × Chandler; cross made in 1989; selected in 1990; tested as CF 89.39.453; introd. in 1996. French plant patent CPOV 13518. E.C. plant patent 99-1173. Tree: globose; similar vigor to Chandler; dark green glossy leaves; needs some chilling; big flowers with good pollen production; high yields, greater than Pajaro; winter hardy in France. Moderately susceptible to verticillium wilt; moderately tolerant to Phytophthora cactorum; very tolerant to Colletotrichum acutatum and Botrytis cinerea; tolerant to powdery mildew. Fruit: conical to short cuneiform; regular shape; dark green sepals; large size; uniform size throughout season; similar firmness to Pajaro; bright red but darkens; glossy; very attractive; excellent flavor when mature; more sugars and acid than Pajaro; ripens midseason; sometimes spring reblooming; very good shelf life; shipping, fresh-market and processing uses.
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