A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Origin: in Vancouver, British Columbia, by H.A. Daubeny and A. Anderson, Agr. Canada Res. Sta. Nootka × Glen Prosen; cross made in 1980; selected in 1983; tested as BC 80-28-53; introd. in 1989. Tree: very high yield; vigorous; fairly upright habit; primocanes reasonably numerous, nonpubescent, green with an irregularly distributed purple overlay concentrated at the base; sharp, purple spines largely restricted to basal portions; floricanes sturdy, fairly upright, grayishyellow with general basal cracking; fruiting laterals strongly attached, relatively long, with fruit well spaced; long pedicels aid in giving excellent exposure for handharvesting; moderately winter hardy in the Pacific Northwest. Susceptible to spur blight, moderately susceptible to cane Botrytis and cane spot; moderately susceptible to root rot; slow to become infected by pollen transmission of raspberry bushy dwarf virus; resistant to the common strain of the North American aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex and to powdery mildew. Fruit: very large; long-conic; medium red, glossy; firm; drupelets numerous; separates readily from receptacle and can be machine-harvested; starts to ripen with Meeker but has a longer season that overlaps early primocane-fruiting cultivars; relatively susceptible to preharvest botrytis rot, some resistance to postharvest rot; good flavor; fresh-market and processing uses, including individual quick freeze.
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