Origin: in Corvallis, Ore., by F.J. Lawrence, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-Agr. Res. Serv. and Oregon State Univ. and Washington State Univ. ORUS 1838 (Fallred × ORUS 1347) × ORUS 1842 (NY 600 × OR 1347) (ORUS 1347 is a very late primocane fruiting selection with firm, attractive fruit with a pedigree involving Newburgh, Washington, and Willamette.); selected in 1976; tested as ORUS 2033; introd. in 1989. Tree: high yield; primocanes vigorous, nonpubescent, waxy; a few scattered purple spines; fruiting laterals strong and medium long. Resistant to root rot; susceptible to infection by pollen transmission of raspberry bushy dwarf virus and to the North American aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex. Fruit: small to medium; medium red; firm; round; produced on primocanes in August; ripens 10 to 14 days earlier than Heritage in the Pacific Northwest; reasonably easy separation from receptacle; good fresh-market and processing qualities.
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