Very high-yielding plant with small, very blue, excellent-flavored berries that machine harvest very easily. Origin: USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR by C.E. Finn, B.C. Strik, B.M. Yorgey, T.A. Mackey, J.F. Hancock, J. Lee, and R.R. Martin. US 647 × US 645; crossed 1993; selected 1999; tested as ORUS 10-1; introd. 2015; USPP 28,233; 1 Aug. 2017. Tree: vigorous and dense; canes numerous, thin; upright; yield high, comparable to Aurora and Draper. Fruit: small, 0.8 g; uniform, round, bright blue; picking scar small, dry; calyx attractive; firmer than Bluecrop and Aurora; intense blueberry flavor with strong aromatics, both fresh and when frozen and thawed; can split after rain in low humidity environments; machine harvests very easily; ripens 3 d after Bluecrop and Draper.
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