Origin: in Blacksburg, Va., by R.C. Moore, Agr. Expt. Sta., Virginia Polytechnic Inst. Introd. in 1969. Fredonia × Athens. Cross made in 1949; selected in 1955; tested as V.P.I. 26. Cluster: above average in size; well-filled; compact. Berry: above average in size; round; skin red, medium bloom, which disappears rapidly after berry reaches maturity; flesh characteristically V. labrusca in texture, being somewhat rough, slightly acid near the seeds; flavor foxy; ripens about with Fredonia or 3 weeks before Concord; for fresh fruit; most nearly resembles Lucile. Tree: Fruit:
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