Origin: at Univ. of California Wolfskill Expt. Orchard, Winters by R.S. Bringhurst and Victor Voth, Agr. Expt. Sta. Univ. of California, Davis. Introd. in 1979. Plant patent 4507, 4 Mar. 1980; assigned to Regents, Univ. of California, Davis. 65.65-601 (complex parentage) × 66.96-101 [ self × 42.8-16 (male parent of Tioga)]. Third backcross generation derivative from a male Fragaria virginiana glauca collected in the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah. Tree: small; leaves same color as those of Tioga; less susceptible to verticillium wilt than Tioga and Tufts. Recommended for home gardens as day-neutral (can be made to produce fruit 3 months after planting). Named for Hecker Pass, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Fruit: flesh flavor and quality equal or superior to those of currently grown California short-day cultivars; high in ascorbic acid; skin dark reddish-orange.
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