A productive, early season, short-day cultivar adapted to matted-row culture in Eastern Canada. Origin: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, Kentville, Nova Scotia by Andrew R. Jamieson. K96-5 × Evangeline; cross made in 1997; selected in 1998; tested as K98-6, Canadian PBR applied for in 2005. USPP 18,340; 25 Dec. 2007. Tree: short-day; vigorous; runners well; productive in matted rows; moderately resistant to powdery mildew; susceptible to verticillium wilt. Fruit: larger than Evangeline, primary fruit wedge-shaped, others conic; achenes are level with the fruit surface; firmness and color similar to Evangeline; excellent fresh flavor; ripens with Evangeline and Annapolis.
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