Short-day strawberry adapted to winter production in Florida. Origin: University of Florida, by C.K. Chandler. Winter Dawn × FL 99-35; crossed 2001; selected 2001; tested as FL 01-116; USPP 20,363; 29 Sept. 2009. Tree: high yield, 847-1,047 g/plant; more open habit than Strawberry Festival; long pedicels; moderately resistant to botrytis fruit rot and anthracnose fruit rot; susceptible to crown rots (most likely caused by C. gloeosporioides and Phytophthora spp.). Fruit: bright to dark red skin; medium, 21-23 g; conic with early fruit elongated and primaries asymmetrical; firm, orange-red flesh; juicy; acceptable flavor; glossy, achenes slightly sunken; ripens December to March.
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