Short-day strawberry adapted to protected cultivation, Southern Europe. Origin: Fresh Forward Holding, Zetten, the Netherlands, by E.J. Meulenbroek. E1993-053 × Sonata; crossed 2003; selected 2005 in a controlled environment, Elst, Gelderland, the Netherlands; tested as FF-1005. USPP 26,873; 28 June 2016. Tree: vigor medium to strong; yield high, 1,145 g/plant; growth habit compact, semi-upright, medium density; flowers at or below canopy, fruiting trusses prostrate; resistant to botrytis fruit rot, phytophthora crown rot; tolerant to bacterial angular leafspot; moderately susceptible to powdery mildew. Fruit: size medium, 18 g; conic; glossy vivid red (RHS 44A); flesh vivid red-orange (RHS 41A); firm; juicy; sweet; pleasant aroma; calyx medium, inset to surface, spreading to reflexed; achenes at surface to inset; ripens semi-early; shelf life long, 10 d.
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