Origin: in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, by Canada Dept. Agr., Res. Sta. Introd. in 1957. Claribel × Sparkle; cross made in 1948; selected in 1950; tested as Ottawa 484. Tree: virus free; very high yields, as well as or better than Dunlap and Howard 17; vigorous; produces ample runners; young leaflets conspicuously light green; resistant to some races of red stele, susceptible to verticillium wilt. Fruit: medium to large; skin bright red, glossy, very attractive; flesh firm, darker red than that of Redcoat, turning red before full ripe, so if not picked carefully it may be high in acidity; ripens late-the primary reason for its introduction; good for freezing and Jam.
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