Mid-to late season cranberry with large berries, high yields, high fertilizer tolerance and excellent flower bud formation. Origin: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, by E.L. Zeldin and B.H. McCown. Stevens × BL8 (o.p. Ben Lear seedling); crossed 1990; selected 1992; introd. 2010; USPP 25,066; 18 Nov. 2014. Tree: Fruit: early-bulking, large, typically 2.25 to 2.75 g; oblong-elliptical shape; mid-to late season maturity; anthocyanin content reliably over 40 mg /100 g fruit in early to mid-October, significantly higher fruit color development than Stevens in WI. Plant very vigorous vine during establishment; once established, little vegetative growth, with a high tolerance to nitrogen fertilizers compared to other cranberry cultivars; exceptional recovery after mowing. Bud set: high flower bud set on fruiting and non-fruiting stems, uniform annual flowering and high yields. Extremely high floral bud set on mowed plantings.
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