Short-day cultivar adapted to California. Origin: The Regents of the University of California, by D.V. Shaw and K.D. Larson. Cal 3.92-8 × Cal 2.95-4; crossed 2007; selected at Winters, CA, 2008; tested as C229; USPP 25,436; 14 Apr. 2015. Tree: vigor medium; stolons plentiful, 12.1/plant; yield very high, 2,339 g/plant; open, erect; flowers at or above canopy; resistant to Phytophthora crown rot and common leaf spot, resistance to powdery mildew and anthracnose crown rot (C. acutatum) moderate, tolerant to two-spotted spider mite and strawberry viruses of California, susceptibility to Verticillium wilt high. Fruit: red (Munsell 5 R 3/7); very large, 35 g; long conic; flesh extremely firm, orange-red (Munsell 7.5 R 6/12); flavor outstanding; calyx mid-sized, reflexed surface, weakly attached; achenes at or above surface; ripens early April through end August.
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