A high-yielding, floricane-fruiting red raspberry adapted to fresh and individual quick frozen markets. Origin: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Center, Agassiz, BC, Canada, by C. Kempler and H.A. Daubeny. Chilliwack × BC 86-41-15; BC 86-41-15 is a 3rd generation Rubus strigosus derivative selected from a wild population at Dalhousie Lake, Quebec; crossed 1992; selected 1996; tested as BC 92-6-41; introd. 2009; Canada PBR 4,115. 17 Aug. 2011. Tree: floricanes are straight, strong, thinner than Tulameen, Malahat, and Chemainus but similar to Saanich and Meeker; laterals long, strong, carry yield well; canes cinnamon brown with minimal basal cracking; spines cinnamon brown, 2 mm long, downward pointing with no basal spot; abundant spines on the lower 40 cm, reduced number and length acropetally; primocanes turn brown to the tip; sheds leaves early; resistant to North American large raspberry aphid; susceptible to RBDV; resistant to root rot; moderately susceptible to spur blight, cane botrytis, and anthracnose. Fruit: large to medium; medium to light red, low gloss; some dusty appearance; conical with small drupelets; excellent appearance; recommended for fresh market, machine harvesting for processing, and IQF.
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