Origin: in Elst, The Netherlands, by H.G. Kronenberg and L.M. Wassenaar, Inst. for Hort. Plant Breeding, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Introd. under license in 1957. Jucunda × Sparkle; selected in 1949; tested as I.V.T. 667. Tree: compact; productive; flowers hidden under leaves; leaves rather susceptible to mildew and leaf scorch; makes runners freely. Fruit: size medium; short conic; skin clear red; flesh light red, flavor fair; ripens in midseason; some tendency of the first fruit to make nubbins; good capping; resembles Jucunda.
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