Origin: in Toolangi, Australia, by G. McGregor, Inst. for Hort. Development, Melbourne, Victoria. Autumn Bliss × Glen Moy; cross made in 1983 by D.L. Jennings, Scottish Crop Res. Inst.; selected by G. McGregor in 1985; tested as A-83-31-G5; introduced in 1992. Propagated under an agreement with the Australian Rubus Growers Assoc. Tree: yield similar to Autumn Bliss but usually has more condensed ripening season and higher yield at each harvest; upright primocanes with relatively short fruiting laterals. Susceptible to root rot and to infection by pollen transmission of raspberry bushy dwarf virus. Fruit: medium size; firm with medium size drupelets; medium dark red and slightly more glossy than Autumn Bliss; excellent flavor; easy to harvest; main production on primocanes; overwintered floricanes produce early summer fruit on lower portions; some resistance to postharvest Botrytis rot; ripens as much as 19 days earlier than Heritage and at the same time or 3 days earlier than Autumn Bliss; fresh market use.
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