An early-season short-day cultivar with excellent fruit quality, and high and concentrated yields, and adapted to Lithuania and adjacent countries. Origin: Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture, Babtai, Lithuania, by R. Rugienius, A. Sasnauskas, and T. Shikshnianas. Shuksan × Senga Sengana; cross made in 1992; tested as 80-4-1; released in 2002. Tree: vigorous but subject to winter cold injury; yields greater than yields of Venta. Fruit: conical-ovoid; strong red color; medium size; excellent flavor; fruit firmness is greater and shelf life longer than fruit of Venta, the standard Lithuanian cultivar; early season fruit production is five to seven days earlier and more concentrated in the first week of harvest than Venta.
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