Early season cranberry with high fruit pigment concentration, early flowering, with high capacity for fruit bud formation on fruiting uprights. Origin: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, by E.L. Zeldin and B.H. McCown. Stevens × BL8 (D. Boone selection of an o.p. seedling of Ben Lear); crossed 1990; selected 1992; introd. 2003. USPP 14,225; 14 Oct. 2003. Tree: medium to high yielding; moderately vigorous vine; sensitive to recurring poor drainage; high percentage of uprights holding 3-5 fruit, forming multiple overwintering flower buds leading to uniform annual flowering. Fruit: 1.6-1.8 g; elliptical blocky with squared stem end; early; anthocyanin content over 40 mg /100 g fruit in mid-September; homogeneous color with few low colored berries at harvest; titratable acidity and percent soluble solids similar to standard cultivars; tart pleasant flavor.
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