Midseason southern highbush cultivar with extremely firm, crisp texture. Origin: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Marianna, FL by P. Lyrene. FL96-27 × Windsor; crossed 1996; selected 1998; tested as FL98-325; introd. 2013; USPP 26,523; 22 Mar. 2016. Tree: vigorous; growth habit upright; chilling requirement 300 h; blooms with Star; requires cross-pollination; propagation by softwood stem cuttings often results in low percentage rooting; moderately susceptible to Botryosphaeria stem blight and Phytophthora root rot. Fruit: large; medium blue; firmness and picking scar excellent; flavor sweet when fruit first turns blue; ripens early to midseason.
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