Origin: in Salisbury, Md., by Md. Agr. Expt. Sta. and Crops Res. Div., U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1969. NC 1768 × Surecrop. Cross made in 1958; selected in 1960 by I. C. Haut and D.H. Scott; tested as Md-US 3079. Tree: vigor moderate, producing moderate number of runners, resistant to five races of red stele root rot and verticillium wilt; leaves resistant to leaf scorch and mildew; moderate susceptibility to leaf spot; has yielded satisfactorily in narrow, matted rows in Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, southern Illinois, and Missouri; fruit have been unattractive in North Carolina and Arkansas. Fruit: large; primary berries have an irregular conic shape with a rather rough outline; secondary and later berries are symmetrical and smooth with slight necks; skin light red, glossy; flesh firm, light red, which is not attractive in frozen pack; ripens 4 to 5 days later than Surecrop.
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