Winter-hardy rabbiteye-type blueberry with ornamental fruit and superior quality. Origin: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research and Extension, Chatsworth, NJ, by M.K. Ehlenfeldt. US 874 × Premier; crossed 1993; selected 1996; tested as US 1056; introduced 2012; USPP 24,832; 2 Sept. 2014. Tree: vigorous; upright; slightly spreading; highbush-rabbiteye intermediate-type plant with glossy green foliage; winter hardiness comparable to northern highbush cultivars; late flowering; reliably productive under NJ conditions; probable BRRSV resistance. Fruit: medium to large (up to 2.0 g); dark (gunmetal black); sweet (~13 °Brix); interesting flavor; ripens late-midseason to late season; fair scar; average firmness; only fair postharvest storage; unripe fruit is a vivid, red-orange.
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