A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Shortday strawberry adapted to northern Europe. Origin: East Malling Research, Kent, UK, by D.W. Simpson, A.B. Whitehouse, A.W. Johnson, and K.J. Hammond. Lucy × EM972; crossed 2000; selected 2001; tested as EM1308; introd. 2009. Tree: vigorous; high yield; flowers level with foliage; good runner production; resistant to verticillium wilt and phytophthora crown rot; moderately susceptible to powdery mildew; good tolerance to rain. Fruit: medium red skin; large; conical; uniform; firm; good flavor; ripens June-July, one week after Elsanta.