Moderate yielding, early ripening American cultivar adapted to the Midwestern US. Origin: University of Missouri/Missouri State University by A.L. Thomas and P.L. Byers. Selected from wild bushes of S. nigra ssp. canadensis by Marge Millican before 1990 near Howard, KS; tested as Ranch; introd. 2010. Tree: Fruit: medium, 64.5 mg; skin dark; quality high; juice TSS 11.8 °Brix, pH 4.81; cyme medium, 103.8 g; ripens uniformly; resistant to shattering; upright to decumbent position when ripe. Plant: medium, 1.0-2.2 m; growth habit upright; budbreak and bloom time consistent with other American elderberry cultivars; harvest time 5-7 d earlier than Wyldewood; yields lower than Wyldewood and Bob Gordon in several trials; inconsistent cropping noted among trials at multiple sites. Moderate incidence of eriophyid mite damage in several trials.
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