Origin: in College Park, Md., by LC. Haut, Univ. of Maryland. 37-22-11 [Manteo selfed (Manteo = Cumberland selfed)] × B16 (=Bristol selfed); introd. in 1987 by H.J. Swartz. Tree: vigorous; freely branching; spiny. Susceptible to orange rust and to anthracnose; tobacco streak-infected plants show no loss of vigor or fertility. Fruit: medium; spherical; black with moderate bloom; firm, cohesive; very sweet, aromatic; ripens over a longer period than most black raspberries. Moderately resistant to Botrytis.
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