A short-day cultivar that produces large fruit in a season similar to Camarosa in central and south Florida. Origin: P.P.C Chang; Naples, Fla. B1 × Selva. sel in 1997–98 season in Naples, Fla.; tested as JP1; USPP12,283 issued 18 Dec. 2001. Tree: short-day; low chilling; open, prostrate plant habit; vigorous. Ripening season is later than Sweet Charlie but earlier than Camarosa. Yield of Ruby is less than Sweet Charlie but higher than Camarosa. Susceptible to powdery mildew; less susceptible to anthracnose than Selva. Fruit: conic to long-conic shape; larger size, lighter color, and sweeter than Camarosa; similar shape and firmness to Camarosa; juicy; glossy; attractive; long pedicel.
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