Origin: in Raleigh, N.C., by Charles Dearing, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and the North Carolina Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1957. Luola × Burgaw; cross made in 1917; evaluated by N.H. Loomis and Carlos F. Williams; tested as US-86-44. Muscadine type. Berry: size similar to Thomas; skin translucent green; sugar content averages 1% higher than Topsail; flesh crisper than most other muscadine cultivars; flavor sweet, superior to other perfect-flowered cultivars ripening at the same time; matures in late midseason, after Topsail but before Yuga; resembles Scuppernong. Tree: Fruit:
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