A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by L. Slate, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. (Milton × Cuthbert) × Durham; cross made in 1958, selected in 1960; tested as N.Y. 696; introd. in 1969. Tree: tall, 5 to 7 ft; very vigorous, winter hardy; suckers prolifically; primocanes erect, sturdy; leaves distinctive oblong shape; more long laterals are produced in Maryland than farther north where the growth is more compact. Susceptible to the North American aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex. Fruit: medium size; conic; red, attractive; firm, fair quality; relatively late ripening primocane crop.
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