Partially everbearing strawberry adapted to coastal southern California. Origin: Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc., Watsonville, CA, by A. Amorao and M. Ferguson. Driscoll Venice × Driscoll El Capitan; selected 1999; USPP 18,575; 11 Mar. 2008. Tree: vigorous; high yield, 712 g/plant; open globose habit; moderately resistant to two-spotted spider mite and Strawberry mottle virus (SMV); susceptible to tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus) and verticillium wilt; moderately susceptible to botrytis fruit rot (Botrytis cinerea), powdery mildew, and angular leaf spot. Fruit: uniform dark red skin; medium, 26.8 g; almost cordate; glossy; firm; flesh orange-red, fine texture; very sweet, moderate acidity; calyx spreading, set level, same diameter as fruit; achenes dark red, level with surface; ripens late January to late May.
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