A late-midseason short-day cultivar adapted to the growing conditions of Lithuania and adjacent countries and having large attractive fruit, and stable, high yields every year. Origin: Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture, Babtai, Lithuania, by R. Rugienius, A. Sasnauskas, and T. Shikshnianas. Venta × Red Gauntlet; selection made in 1992; tested as 80-6-3; released in 2002. Tree: vigorous; dark green leaves on long petioles; winter hardy; abundant runners; productivity equal to Venta; resistant to Mycosphaerella fragariae (leaf spot), Diplocarpon earliana (leaf scorch), verticillium wilt, and red stele. Fruit: attractive; bright red; glossy; conic to cordate in shape; large; firmer and have longer shelf life than other cultivars grown in Lithuania; moderate; harvest period a few days later than Elsanta.
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