Origin: in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, by H.A. Daubeny, Agr. Canada Res. Sta. Creston × SCRI 6010/52 (derived from Burnetholm and Malling Jewel); cross made in 1965; selected in 1967; tested as BC 65-2-16; introd. in 1937. Tree: productive; strong; upright; nonpubescent canes with few spines; strongly attached fruiting laterals; good primocane production; winter hardy in the Pacific Northwest. Resistant to the common strain of the North American aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex; some resistance to spur blight; susceptible to root rot and to infection by pollen transmission of raspberry bushy dwarf virus. Fruit: medium size; firm; medium red; conic; easy separation from receptacle; adapted to fresh market and frozen retail packs.
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