Blue fruited, adapted to the high-elevation valleys of the U.S. Intermountain West. Origin: Utah State University, Logan, by T. Maughan, B.L. Black, and L.A. Rupp. Vegetative clone of wild material selected by B. Willis in 2012; introd. 2019. Parent plant was found at 1815 m on soil pH of 7.9. Tree: height 1.6-3.0 m, width 1.5-2.7 m; growth habit upright; blooms June; better adapted to alkaline soils than the common European cultivars that have been tested in the region. Fruit: clusters large, 460 g; skin powder blue; quality high; ripens uniformly in, September-October (at 1220-1520 m elev.).
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