Thorny, primocane-fruiting, precocious plant with medium-sized fruit and high soluble solids, for fresh-market production. Origin: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, by J.R. Clark, E. Thompson, and M. Aguas-Alvarado. APF-45 × A-2286; crossed 2003; selected 2005; tested as APF-122; introd. 2015. USPP 27,401; 22 Nov. 2016. Tree: thorny; erect; strongly primocane-fruiting; highly tolerant to powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis), anthracnose (Elsinoe veneta), crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens), and botrytis (Botrytis cinerea). Fruit: size medium, 5.8 g; round; 11.1 °Brix; first ripening on primocanes 1 Aug. in California; skin and flesh very firm; little color change (reversion) of drupelets in postharvest cold storage; for fresh consumption.
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