A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Origin: in Auchincruive, Ayr, Scotland, by Robert D. Reid, Scottish Hort. Res. Inst. (West of Scotland Unit). Introd. in 1957. New Jersey 1051 × Auchincruive Climax; cross made in 1946; tested as 6J27 and Auchincruive 25. Tree: vigorous; upright to spreading; open habit; foliage medium to dark green; resistant to some races of red core root rot (Phytophthora fragariae). Fruit: medium to large or very large, maintaining size throughout season; round conical, symmetrical but occasionally misshapen; skin scarlet to crimson, darkening if foliage scarce, not easily bruised; achenes yellow to red, even and regular, sunken but not pitted; plug small and soft, remains in fruit when calyx removed; little or no cavity; flesh white suffused red, juicy, subacid; ships well; ripens 1 week earlier than Talisman or Climax.
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