Origin: at Garland, N.C., by J.R. Ballington, A.D. Draper, G.J. Galletta, and C.M. Mainland, North Carolina Agr. Res. Serv., Raleigh, and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. Introd. in 1979. Croatan × US 11-93; cross made at Beltsville by G.M. Darrow; selected in 1957 by G.W. Schneider, F.E. Correll, and G.M. Darrow; tested as NC 57-31. Berry: superior in size, color, firmness, and flavor to standard cultivars; ripening follows Harrison on mature plants, younger plants mature just ahead of Harrison. Tree: self-fruitful; productive; upright; easily trained; cane-canker resistant; susceptible to stem blight. Fruit:
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