An excellent late-season fresh-market June-bearing cultivar for eastern North America. Origin: Univ. of Guelph–Simcoe (formerly the Hort. Res. Inst. of Ontario), Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, by A. Dale. 319A92 × V7737-2; cross made in 1989, sel. in 1991; tested as 53M54; introd. in 2002. Tree: yielded consistently in trials throughout Ontario; vigorous; winter hardy. Moderately resistant to leaf scorch and powdery mildew. Tolerant to herbicide terbacil (Sinbar). Fruit: large; bright; average red external and internal color; ripens late-midseason.
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