A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
A highly flavored, primocane-fruiting raspberry ripening earlier than Heritage. Origin: Rutgers Fruit Research and Extension Centre, Cream Ridge, N.J., by J.A. Fiola. Geo-1 (Autumn Bliss × Glen Moy) × Heritage; tested as JCR F1; introd. in 1999. Tree: yield as much as or higher than Heritage; vigorous growth habit with moderately high numbers of primocanes. More tolerant to root rot and yellow rust than Heritage. Fruit: large size; red; firm; good flavor; long harvest season and as much as 2 weeks earlier ripening than Heritage; responds to warmer temperatures with earlier ripening.