Origin: in Salisbury, Md., by Maryland Agr. Expt. Sta., College Park, and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Crops Res. Div., Beltsville. Introd. in 1968. N.C. 1768 × Surecrop; cross made in 1958; selected in 1960 by LC. Haut and D.H. Scott of the above stations; tested as Md-US 3068. Tree: vigor medium; runners produced freely, but not so abundantly as Surecrop; tolerant to five races of red stele root rot and intermediate in resistance to verticillium wilt; leaves tolerant to leaf scorch and mildew, but susceptible to leaf spot; productive in Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, and southern Illinois; unproductive and unattractive in North Carolina and Arkansas; recommended where red stele root rot may be a problem and where Surecrop is not productive. Fruit: medium to large; cone shaped; skin deep red, glossy; flesh firm, flavor subacid; good dessert quality maintained in frozen products; secondary and later berries have slight necks; calyx is easily removed; ripens 2 to 3 days later than Surecrop.
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