Origin: in Corvallis, Ore., by G.F. Waldo, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Newburgh × Lloyd George; selected in 1936; introd. in 1943. Tree: moderately productive; moderately vigorous canes; strong laterals; spiny; abundant primocanes; moderately winter hardy in the Pacific Northwest. Susceptible to the North American aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex; susceptible to root rot and to spur blight; resistant to the common strain of raspberry bushy dwarf virus; resistant to cane Botrytis and cane spot. Fruit: medium size; dark red; nearly round; moderately firm, slightly acid, quality good for all forms of processing; early ripening.
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