A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
A high-yielding raspberry with fruit especially well-adapted to fresh market in southern Britain. Origin: in Invergowrie, Scotland, by R.J. McNicol and D.L. Jennings, Scottish Crop Res. Inst. Sibling of Glen Rosa, complex parentage includes Glen Prosen and Meeker; cross made in 1978; tested as SCRI 7815B8; introd. in 1994. Worldwide marketing rights held by NSA Plants, East Malling, Kent, U.K. Tree: spine-free; upright, vigorous canes with long, upright laterals. Gene A1 gives resistance to two strains of the European aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex. Fruit: medium to large size; bright red; round-conic shape; firm with slight tendency to break at the collar in wet and cool conditions; easily removed from receptacle; adapted to machine harvest; midseason ripening; excellent flavor; fresh market and processing.
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