Widely adapted, suitable for processed or fresh markets, with consistently high yield potential. Origin: Rutgers University, NJAES, Chatsworth, NJ, by N. Vorsa and J. Johnson-Cicalese. NJS98-23 (Crimson Queen®) × No. 35; crossed 1999; selected 2007; introd. 2014. Tree: vigor average; stolons and uprights moderately coarse; blooms midseason, with Stevens; less susceptible to fruit rot (disease complex of >15 pathogens) than Stevens. Fruit: moderate to large, 1.8-2.4 g in NJ, WI; shape nearly round, length to width ratio ~1; skin shiny with slight waxy bloom around calyx; calyx end slightly indented to flat; fruit very firm with uniform color; anthocyanins moderate, generally less than Ben Lear and greater than Stevens in September; ripens midseason.
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