Very-early southern highbush blueberry with a low chilling requirement. Origin: University of Florida, by P.M. Lyrene. FL98-409 × C97-390; crossed 2001; selected 2004; tested as FL04-235; introduced 2009; USPP 21,376 P2. Tree: vigorous, upright habit; canopy is not dense; medium field survival; susceptible to blueberry necrotic ring blotch virus; flowers early; readily propagated by softwood cuttings; requires cross-pollination; chilling requirement 100–200 h. Fruit: large; excellent scar, firmness, and flavor; ripens extremely early with 50% ripe fruit by 15 Apr. in Gainesville, FL.
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