Late-ripening, dark red, dessert gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa hybrid). Origin: USDA ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository (NCGR), Corvallis, Ore., by Kim E. Hummer. Unknown European/American gooseberry pedigree; donated to the NCGR in 1981, from the USDA-Oregon State University research collection; selected as O. T. 126, CRIB 11, and PI 555830; introd. in 2005; named in memory of the late Ms. Cheryl Jeanne Gunning, who worked in the NCGR tissue culture laboratory from 1981 to 1985. Tree: somewhat spreading; growing to 1.5 m high × 1.5 m wide; stems have sporadic, single, nodal thorns; vegetative buds break during the last week of March in Corvallis; full bloom in mid-to late-April, about 1 to 2 weeks after Malling Invicta or Captivator; resistant to powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca mors-uvae)and white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola); not preferred by sawflies (Pachynematus spp.); somewhat susceptible to leaf spot (Drepanopeziza ribis); recommended for organic production in home or commercial plantings. Fruit: deep red skin; large to medium size, 5 g, smaller than Malling Invicta but larger than Captivator; ripens in mid-to late-July, 1 week later than Malling Invicta or Captivator; ripe for about 1 week; good quality; fruit taste is full and sweet, improved over Captivator; pH = 3.3; titratable acidity = 1.85 g citric acid/100 g berries 16.6% SS, total anthocyanins = 19.7 mg/100 g berries (expressed as cyanidin-3-glucoside), total phenolics = 128.4 mg/100 g berries (expressed as gallic acid equivalents).
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