Short-day, partially remontant strawberry for eastern Australia. Origin: State of Queensland, Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, Australia, by M.E. Herrington and J.A. Moisander. Coogee × Redlands Joy; selected 2000. USPP 16,766; 4 July 2006. Tree: strong vigor; good yields, similar to Redlands Joy, Camarosa, and Sweet Charlie; globose; open plant density; flowers even with foliage; medium runnering; no vernalization requirement; resistant to fusarium wilt. Fruit: bright red; medium-dense, similar to Redlands Joy and Strawberry Festival; generally conical to cordiform, same length and width; flesh uniformly medium red, attractive, glossy, firm, solid, moderately sweet, low acidity like Sweet Charlie, flavorful; calyx strongly adhering, level with fruit, same diameter as fruit; achenes below fruit surface; late-season, similar to Camarosa.
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