Early-season, suited for processing, with high and precocious production. Origin: Rutgers University, NJAES, Chatsworth, NJ, by N. Vorsa and J. Johnson-Cicalese. No. 35 × NJS98-34; crossed 1999; selected 2007; introd. 2014. Tree: stolons and uprights medium coarse; uprights somewhat short; plant vigor above average, coming into fruit production early; flowers early midseason, slightly after NJS98-23 (Crimson Queen®); moderately susceptible to fruit rot (disease complex of >15 pathogens) in New Jersey, where disease pressure is severe. Especially suited to a moderate oceanic climate. Fruit: moderate to large, 2.0-2.4 g in NJ, WI; skin shiny with waxy bloom around calyx; berry firm; round to widely ovate, with rounded to slightly oblique stem end, and variable calyx end (rounded to slightly flat to protruding); anthocyanins moderate to high, generally less than Ben Lear and greater than Stevens in September; TA ~2.0, lower than most cultivars.
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