An early season, low-chill cultivar. Origin: developed by C.D. Fear, Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc., in Watsonville, Calif. By59.2 × By46.1; cross made in 1991; selected in 1996; USPP13,759 issued 6 May 2003; assigned to Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc. Tree: semi-upright; thorny; low-chill requirement; yield similar or slightly less than Olallie. Fruit: stable postharvest color; medium size (4.2 g), smaller than Olallie but larger than Chester Thornless; fi rm; soluble solids 9.6%, lower than Chester Thornless; seed dry wt 2.3 mg; long fruiting period; fi rmer and better shipping quality than Olallie.
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