Origin: in College Station, Texas, by H. Ness, Texas Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1921. Original cross made in 1912. F3 of (Rubus rubrisetus × R. strigosus Brilliant), nine similar clones were included as the variety in 1921. Tree: very vigorous; growth habit like raspberry; canes up to 15 ft in length, with weak, short prickles; leaf of three to five ovate leaflets; productive and fully self-fertile. Fruit: larger than Logan; size variable; hemispherical; skin deep red to blood-red, turning brown when overripe, shiny; drupelets large; keeping quality good; flavor of raspberry; high acidity; difficult to pick from receptacle, retains core like blackberry, and calyx adheres to fruit; borne on elongated pedicels like blackberry parent.
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