A high-yielding raspberry adapted to temperate Australia. Origin: in Invergowrie, Scotland by D.L. Jennings, Scottish Crop Res. Inst. Complex parentage involving Rubus occidentalis, Malling Jewel, Burneholm, Lloyd George and Malling Landmark; cross made in 1968; tested as SCRI 6820/64; introd. in 1995 by G.R. McGregor, Inst. for Hort. Development, Melbourne, Victoria. Propagated under an agreement with the Australian Rubus Growers Assoc. Tree: high yield; strong, erect spineless canes; few primocanes; low chilling requirement. Susceptible to root rot; reaction to raspberry bushy dwarf virus unknown. Fruit: medium to large; firm; medium red color with downy appearance; midseason ripening.
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