Short-day strawberry for relatively cold production areas (e.g. USDA Hardiness Zones 3–4). Origin: University of Minnesota and USDA-ARS, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, by J. Luby, D. Wildung, G. Galletta, J. Maas, and J. Enns. Seneca × Allstar; crossed 1983; selected 1984; tested as MNUS138; introd. 2006. USPP 17,404; 13 Feb. 2007. Tree: very hardy; runners prolifically; somewhat glossy dark green foliage; resistant to 5 common eastern U.S. races of red stele root rot (Phytophthora fragariae var. fragariae), susceptible to crown rot (P. cactorum), foliage resistant to powdery mildew, leaf scorch (Diplocarpon earliana [anamorph Marssonina fragariae]), and moderately resistant to leaf spot (Mycosphaerella fragariae [anamorph Ramularia brunnea syn. R. tulasnei]). Fruit: bright red to orange-red skin; medium; conic-wedge to blunt-wedge shape; flesh orange-red, smooth, moderately firm, flavor balanced to tart, tangerine aroma; early.
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