A partially everbearing, high-quality, fresh-market cultivar that is earlier ripening and higher yielding than Balboa. Origin: in Oxnard, Calif. by T.M. Sjulin and A.Q. Amorao, Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Watsonville, Calif.; unidentified parentage; selected in 1991; patented in 1998. USPP 10221. Tree: partially everbearing, will continue to reflower and fruit under cool conditions such as those that occur in coastal California; medium vigor; medium density. Susceptible to Xanthomonas fragariae, verticillium wilt, the anthracnose diseases caused by Colletotrichum acutatum, twospotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae), cyclamen mites (Phytonemus pallidus) and lygus bugs (Lygus hesperus). Moderately resistant to powdery mildew and aphid-borne virus diseases. Fruit moderately susceptible to decay by Botrytis cinerea and Rhizopus spp. Fruit: large; conical to wedge; red to dark red skin with medium glossiness; weak to medium calyx adherence; medium firmness; internal color light red and white; medium sweetness and acidity; very early-ripening.
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