A firm-fruited hybrid berry with typical blackberry-like flavor for fresh market. Origin: in Nelson, New Zealand, by H. Hall, Riwaka Res. Center. Aurora × Cherokee; cross made in 1982; selected in 1985; tested as 821C93; introd. in 1990. Tree: lower yield than Boysenberry; moderate numbers of spiny canes of medium strength; foliage often shows genetic chlorosis. Fruit: medium size; turns dark black about 1 week before fully ripe, difficult to distinguish when fully ripe; very firm; many tightly packed drupelets; ripens up to 2 weeks before Boysenberry.
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