A large-fruited, mild muscat, seedless, blue table grape. Origin: orig. in Fayetteville, Ark., by J.R. Clark and J.N. Moore, Univ. of Ark. From the cross Ark.1258 × Ark.1672; cross made in 1981; sel. in 1984; tested as Ark.1985; introd. in 1999. USPP13,309 issued 3 Dec. 2002 to University of Arkansas. Tree: Fruit: blue; oval to slightly oblong; seedless with small seed traces observed in some years but not noticeable in eating; large (5 g); soluble solids 19.8%; mild muscat flavor and rated excellent; nonslipskin and semi-crisp texture; no skin cracking observed; ripens 5 days later than Venus but 5 days earlier than Reliance. Cluster: conical with occasional shoulder; well-filled but not excessively tight; medium-large (250 g).
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