Origin: in Big Bend, Calif., by Harold A. Johnson, Jr. and Harold E. Thomas, Morgan Hill, Calif. Introd. in 1964. Plant patent 2612; 22 Mar. 1966; assigned to the Strawberry Inst. of California. Strawberry Inst. of California selections C52.3 × Fl21.7. Tree: size and vigor medium; resembles Goldsmith; in comparison to other everbearing varieties produces early crops and high yield; inflorescence often with three equal secondary peduncles; tendency to produce simultaneous ripening of the primary and the secondary fruit on a given inflorescence; susceptible to a type of crown degeneration common to California strawberry fields, susceptible to verticillium wilt and mildly susceptible to Rhizoctonia root rot; twospotted mites affect the plant seriously and thrips have caused flower blasting. Fruit: medium to medium large; conic to wedge shape; skin red, mostly glossy but may lighten in spots, furrowed giving the fruit an irregular appearance; flesh firm, very light color, flavor mild; resembles Goldsmith.
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