A day-neutral cultivar adapted to the Po Valley environmental conditions (Verona area). Origin: in Verona (Veneto Region), Italy, from the breeding activity, mainly financed by the Verona Province and Strawberry Growers Association Aposcaligera, and coordinated by W. Faedi–Istituto Sperimentale per la Frutticoltura B Forlì Section. Don × 89.33.1 (pedigree includes Marmolada, Addie, and Earliglow); cross made in 1995; selected in 1997 in Verona by W. Faedi, G. Baruzzi (ISF-Forlì), G. Baroni, L. Ballini (ISF B Verona), and F. Zenti (Coop. ApoScaligera B Verona); tested as VR 95.42.03; introduced in 2003 (CPVO application nE 2003/1828). Tree: day neutral type; performs well with summer planting, like traditional Junebearing cultivars and also with spring planting aimed for summer–fall production like day-neutral cultivars in Northern mountain areas; well adapted to the traditional fall culture in the Verona area; medium-high vigor; tolerant to Colletotrichum acutatum, Sphaerotheca macularis, soilborne pathogens and leaf spot; susceptible to Alternaria alternata and Xanthomonas fragariae. Fruit: large and firm in fall; medium-firm in spring with a conic elongated shape; very tough skin and bright red color; flavor and taste are good in fall, medium in spring and summer.
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