Public domain, late-midseason northern highbush suitable for mechanical harvest. Origin: USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD /Chatsworth, NJ, by M.K. Ehlenfeldt. Magnolia × Elizabeth; crossed 2000; selected 2005; released 2020; tested as ARS 05-171. Public domain. Tree: vigorous; stocky; upright to spreading; base narrow; productive; flowers very late (≈Elliott); self-fertile; good field resistance to both phases of mummy berry (Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi). Fruit: medium-large; oblate; light blue; size very uniform; mild; acidity low; harvest concentrated, late-midseason; fruit removal force low.
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