Origin: in Vineland, Ont., Canada, by G. Tehrani and W. Lay, Hort. Res. Inst. of Ontario. Vision × Valor. Cross made in 1972; selected in 1980; tested as V72331; introd. in 1992. Tree: similar to Stanley; self-incompatible; Italian Prune, Stanley, Verity, Vision, and Voyageur are suitable pollinizers. Fruit: European; large, 62 mm long, 52 mm wide; 59 g; heart-shaped. Skin violet-blue with waxy bloom, to black without waxy bloom. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, juicy, fair to good flavor; semiclingstone; medium ovate pit. Ripens with Bluebell, 4 or 5 days after Stanley.
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