A June bearing cultivar adapted to southern Italy environments. Origin: Metaponto (Matera B Basilicata region), Italy, from the public breeding activity of the Italian National Project Frutticoltura, mainly financed by the Ministry of Agriculture, and coordinated by W. Faedi–Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura B Forlì Section. Tudla H Irvine; cross made in 1991; selected at Metaponto in 1993 by P. Arcuti (Az. Pantanello B Matera), W. Faedi (ISF-Forlì), S. Recupero (ISF-Caserta) and P. Rosati (DiBiAGA-Univ. Polit. Marche, Italy); tested as MT 91.214.2; introduced in 2003. Tree: short day type, producing fruit in very early season; intermediate vigor; small crown number and high yield; well adapted to winter planting technique in the South of Italy using fresh plants (plug or bare roots plant). Tolerant to soilborne pathogens and susceptible to Colletotrichum acutatum, Alternaria alternata, Mycosphaerella fragariae and Xanthomonas fragariae. Fruit: large and firm; elongated shape; shape not always regular in particular in the first part of picking or using cold stored frigo plants; very glossy red color; good and slightly aromatic flavor.
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