A high-yielding, genetically spineless trailing blackberry with excellent fruit quality. Origin: in Hillsboro, Ore., by B.S. Douglass. Lawrence × Sander (both derived from Boysenberry and several ORUS blackberry selections; Sander also derived from Austin Thornless, Chehalem, Marion, and Lincoln). Cross made in 1984; selected in 1986; introd. in 1993. U.S. plant patent 8423; Oct. 1993. Tree: vigorous trailing canes require trellis; small incipient spines tend to disappear as canes grow. Moderately resistant to leaf and cane spot. Fruit: medium to large size; medium-large drupelets with small seeds; glossy black; medium firm, similar to Marion; skin medium tender; bluntly conic to bluntly pointed cylindrical; midseason ripening; easy to harvest; adapted to machine harvest; excellent flavor typical of Rubus ursinus derivatives; fresh and processing.
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