A very late ripening floricane-fruiting red raspberry with an excellent shelf life and adapted to the amateur market. Origin: East Malling Research Station, Kent, UK, by V.H. Knight. EM 3689 × Gaia; crossed 1982; tested as EM 5928/114; introd. 2005. Tree: good habit; spiny canes; moderate height; well attached laterals with few spines; fruit well presented; late bud break, not prone to spring frost damage; resistant to biotypes 1 to 4 of A. idaei; slow to become infected with RBDV; moderately susceptible to cane botrytis, cane spot (Leptosphaeria coniothyrium); susceptible to root rot in glasshouse pot tests. Fruit: medium to large; round to blunt conical; attractive; medium-red; skin firm, strong; flavor good, slightly acid; shelf life superior to Glen Ample and Tulameen; good for IQF.
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