Origin: in Corvallis, Ore., by George F. Waldo, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and Oregon Agr. Expt. Sta. U.S.-Ore. 782 × Washington; cross made in 1945; selected in 1950; tested as U.S.-Ore. 1022; introd. in 1961. Tree: vigorous on well-drained soil, outliving Willamette on heavy poorly drained soil; productive, fruit produced on long fruiting laterals; winter hardy in the Pacific Northwest. Susceptible to the North American aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex. Fruit: medium large, but smaller than Willamette; skin very bright medium red, attractive; firm, flavor very pleasing, more intense and with less acid than Willamette; especially suitable for frozen pack; not suitable for canning; ripens in midseason, beginning with Canby and Willamette and continuing for about 1 month.
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