Thorny, erect, primocane-fruiting, with large, flavorful, mid-late-season fruit. Origin: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, by J.R. Clark. Prime-Ark 45 × APF-158; crossed 2008; selected 2010; tested as APF-268; introd. 2020. USPP applied for. Tree: thorny; growth habit erect; primocane fruit and flowers are borne on the cane terminus or on lateral branches if primocanes are tipped, and fruiting continues down the primocane during the season; cold hardy to-17 ºC. Fruit: large, 7.8 g overall, but can be >10 g for floricane fruit; average 7.2 g for primocane fruit; oblong; bright glossy black; flavor consistent, 9.6 ºBrix; 0.99% titratable acidity expressed as citric acid in primocane fruit and 0.79% in floricane fruit; ripens midseason; postharvest performance good.
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