Short-day cultivar adapted to greenhouse production in the Netherlands. Origin: Fresh Forward Holding, Eck en Wiel, the Netherlands, by E.J. Meulenbroek. E1998-142 × unnumbered selection; crossed 2004; selected 2006, Elst, Gelderland, the Netherlands. USPP 29,441; 16 Nov. 2017. Tree: vigor moderate to high; yield, moderate, over 470 g/plant; growth habit compact, semi-upright; flowers at canopy; moderately resistant to Verticillium wilt and Phytophthora crown rot. Fruit: large, 26.5 g, 2-4 cm long × 3-6 cm wide; slightly variable, broadly rounded to conic; glossy, moderate red (RHS 181A); flesh vivid red (RHS 45A); firm; flavor pleasantly aromatic and balanced; calyx large, at surface to slightly raised, reflexed; achenes at surface; ripens early; long storing, 10 d at 7 ºC.
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