Origin: near Comacchio (Ferrara), Italy, by M. Leis and D. Musacchi, Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti. Cross made in 1985; Gorella × Salvi 15 or selection no. 8 (possibly the Driscoll variety, Heidi); introd. in 1989. Italian plant patent 36-NV/89. Tree: very high yielding; compact; abundant runners; erect scape; tolerant to angular leaf spot and verticillium wilt; adapted to northern Italy. Fruit: large; very firm; attractive; bright red external and internal color; uniform trunk conic shape; midseason ripening with long harvest period; sweet flavor. Moderately resistant to Rhizoctonia and anthracnose rots; tolerant to botrytis rot; excellent shelf life; freshmarket use.
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