Origin: in Matteson, Ill., by Edna Graham, Mahopac, N.Y. Introd. in 1971. Plant patent 3049; 20 Apr. 1971. Parentage complex, including native Illinois wild strawberry stock crossed with Dunlap, Fairfax, Gem, Mastodon, Superfection, and Red Rich. Selected in 1949. Tree: Fruit: large to medium; conical, blunted point; skin medium red, shiny; seeds bright yellow, flush with surface; flesh medium red, juicy, sweet; recommended for the home garden, fresh fruit, freezing and jam; not a shipping variety; its unique characteristic is the successive ripening habit, from first spring fruiting until heavy frost (about May to October). Plant; small; extremely hardy; prolific in runner production, producing berries on runner plants as soon as they begin to root and sometimes without a separate root system; not drought resistant.
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