Origin: in Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada, by C.L. Ricketson, Ontario Dept. Agr., Hort. Res. Inst. Introd. in 1967. Valentine × Sparkle; selected in 1960. Tree: upright; size medium; vigor medium; leaflets slightly cupped upward; runner production moderate; susceptible to leaf scorch; moderately resistant to verticillium wilt; productive. Fruit: size medium; conic, uniform; skin medium red, glossy, smooth, attractive; flesh light to medium red, slightly pale center, moderately firm, inconspicuous core, slightly acid, excellent flavor; achenes even with surface or slightly sunken; ripens early, about 1 day after Earlidawn; a fresh-market variety.
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