A high-yielding, fresh-market strawberry adapted to central coastal California. Origin: in Watsonville, Calif., by H.A. Johnson, D.W. Small, A.Q. Amorao, and J.I. Espejo, Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc. Crown Variety × Joe Reiter; introd. in 1989. USPP 7024. Tree: short-day type; high yield over an extended fruiting season if given sufficient chilling but considered low chilling type; vigorous; multiple crown; resistant to crown rot. Relatively tolerant to common leaf spot; susceptible to angular leaf spot, anthracnose, powdery mildew and flower thrip; supports large populations of two-spotted spider mite before showing injury. Fruit: large; light red exterior and interior color, may show some albinism; firm; mostly conic to long conic; achenes at or below surface; large calyx; good shelf life; excellent flavor; shows cracking after rain; some resistance to Botrytis rot.
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