Origin: in Blacksburg, Va., by G.D. Oberle, Virginia Agr. Ext. Serv., Virginia Polytechnical Inst. & State Univ. Introd. in 1972. Hilton × VPI 5 (Taylor × St. Regis); cross made in 1958; selected in 1972; tested as VPI 13. Tree: productive; good vigor; tolerant to fluctuating winter temperatures. Tolerant to root rot. Susceptible to the common strain of the North American aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex. Fruit: large; round conic to medium conic; medium to bright red; firm; seeds prominent; fruit well exposed; season extends from late June to mid July on floricanes and mid September to frost on primocanes.
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