A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Origin: in East Malling, England, by E Keep, J.H. Parker, and V.H. Knight, Hort. Res. Intl. (East Malling Res. Sta.). Complex parentage involving Rubus strigosus, R. arcticus, R. occidentalis, and the red raspberry varieties Malling Landmark, Malling Promise, Lloyd George, Pyne's Royal, Burnetholm, and Norfolk Giant; cross made in 1974; selected in 1976; tested as EM 3676/78; introd. in 1984. Plant variety rights held by Plant Breeding Intl. Cambridge and Hort. Res. Intl. Tree: productive; primocanes moderately numerous, glabrous, fairly erect, green with pink tinge; numerous light purple spines. Susceptible to infection by pollen transmission of raspberry bushy dwarf virus; has the gene A10 for resistance to all races of the European aphid vector of raspberry mosaic virus. Cane diseases and winter hardiness are not considered since primocanes are usually removed after fruiting. Fruit: large; ovalconic; slightly dark red; pleasant, rather mild flavor; produced on primocanes; earlier ripening than either Heritage or Zeva Herbsternte, overlapping with late floricane fruiting types; fairly easy separation from receptacle.
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