A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Origin: in Invergowrie, Scotland, by D.L. Jennings and R.J. McNicol, Scottish Crop Res. Inst. SCRI 7331/1 (SCRI 703/36 × Glen Prosen) × SCRI 7256/1 [SCRI 6820/35 (sibling of Glen Prosen) × Haida]; cross made in 1975; tested as SCRI 7515C5; introd. in 1991. Marketing rights held by NSA plants, East Malling, Kent, U.K. Tree: establishes rapidly, enabling it to produce higher initial yield than Glen Clova, otherwise yield similar to Glen Clova; easily managed growth habit; spine-free; moderate vigor; easy to harvest due to relatively short height and good fruit visibility. Resistant to cane Botrytis in Scotland, but susceptible in British Columbia; resistant to spur blight and leaf spot virus; has gene A1 conferring resistance to two strains of the European aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex; susceptible to infection by pollen transmission of raspberry bushy dwarf virus. Fruit: medium to large; bright, glossy medium red; firm; easily removed from receptacle; early to midseason ripening; low sugar content; distinct acid flavor; good shelf life; fresh-market and processing uses.
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