A high-yielding lowbush blueberry with excellent fruit flavor. Origin: selected from a native stand of lowbush blueberry at West Brook, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, in 1964. Tested in the Maritime Provinces, Quebec, and Maine under the number 510 and released in 1988. Tree: moderate growth, up to 25 cm high. Foliage is medium green, with an elliptical leaf, 29 mm × 12 mm. Stems and leaf midribs pubescent. Flowers in the middle of the bloom period. Self-incompatible but has good pollen viability and is cross-compatible with several other clones. Yields average high over many years. Both open-pollinated seedlings and rooted cuttings have high productivity. Roots readily from softwood cuttings. Fruit: medium size, ≈0.5 g/berry, globose, with a light bloom; has a small pedicel scar and a very good taste either fresh or frozen. Berries mature uniformly within the cluster in early midseason, 4 days after Brunswick and 4 days before Blomidon.
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