Large-fruited, late ripening, evergreen production system cultivar for fresh markets and home gardens. Origin: CostaExchange, Ravenhall, Australia and Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Gainesville, FL by G. Wright and P. Lyrene. F92-52 × F84-38; crossed 1998; selected 2000; USPP 22,778; 12 June 2012. Tree: vigorous; upright to bushy growth habit; 1.9 m (h) × 1.2 m (w); vegetative budbreak late, mid-September when grown as an evergreen in Australia; flowering late, early September when grown as an evergreen in Australia; yield 3-4 kg/plant; cold tolerance expected to be low; typically grown as an evergreen crop where chilling hours are not important; estimated chilling requirement 250 h; moderate resistance to root disease (Phytophthora spp.); good resistance to blueberry rust and to anthracnose fruit rot. Fruit: large to very large, 5.0 g; oblate; dark blue; picking scar small, dry; firm; sweet; acidity low to medium; ripens late, mid-late October, when grown as an evergreen in Australia; stores well.
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