A mid-season short-day cultivar adapted to northern Italy (Verona area). Origin: Verona, Italy, by W. Faedi and G. Baruzzi (CRA-Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura – Forlì Section), G. Baroni and L. Ballini (Verona Province) and F. Zenti (Strawberry Growers Association Aposcaligera – Verona). Darselect × 89.384.20 (Marmolada × Irvine); cross made in 1997; selected in Verona in 1999; tested as VR 97.64.5; released in 2004; EU PVR pending. Tree: short day type characterized by a good second blooming in autumn and spring before three to four weeks of the main blooming period; medium vigorous; very well adapted to Verona fall culture; tolerant to anthracnose crown rot, powdery mildew, leaf spot and to soil-borne pathogens; susceptible to alternaria black leaf spot and angular leaf spot. Fruit: large; conical; very firm; tough skin; bright orange-red color; good flavor.
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