Origin: in L'Acadie, Quebec, Canada by S. Khanizadeh, M. Lareau, D. Buszard, and D. Bagnara, Agr. Canada Res. Sta., StJeanne-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and Dept. of Plant Science, Macdonald College, Ste.Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec K75-13 (K71-8 × Micmac) × Honeoye; cross made in 1982; selected in 1983; tested as SJ83184-3; introd. in 1992; plant patent pending. Tree: high yielding; low vigor with many runners; peduncles erect during flowering, semi-erect as fruit matures. Probably resistant to powdery mildew and leaf scorch; some susceptibility to leaf spot; resistant to some races of the red stele causal organism; high level of winter hardiness; partially tolerant to herbicide terbacil. Fruit: large; wedge shape; moderately firm; moderately glossy; medium-red external and light-red internal color. Flavor similar to Chambly; midseason ripening; fresh-market use.
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