A short-day cultivar that produces early high yields of excellent flavored fruit and is adapted to the southwestern coast of Spain and other regions of similar climate. Origin: A result of public and private institutions in Spain to develop new cultivars adapted to Huelva and other regions, by J.M. López-Aranda, C. Soria, J.F. Sanchez-Sevilla, and J. Gálvez (Junta de Andalucia, Málaga), J.J. Medina (Junta de Andalucia, Huelva), A. Arjona (Viveros California, S.L.), and J.L. Marsal and R. Bartual (Instituto Valenciano Investigaciones Agrarias-IVIA, Valencia, Spain. Cartuno × Camarosa; selected in 1998; tested as RB-975; released 2002. EU PVR applied for. Tree: vigorous; compact with a globose habit and tendency to produce numerous runners; yields similar to Camarosa; foliage is moderately resistant to powdery mildew, but the fruit may be susceptible. Fruit: moderately firm; nearly cylindrical, slightly longer than broad; medium size but consistent throughout most of the fruiting season; dark red and glossy; medium red flesh with a conspicuous cavity; flavor is excellent and the aroma is pleasing; early ripening season
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