A large-fruited, self-fruitful purple muscadine cultivar for fresh market. Origin: in Leesburg, Fla., by P.C. Andersen, J.A. Mortensen, and J.W. Harris, Univ. of Fla. Fry × Southland; cross made in 1979; selected in 1981; tested as FL CD8-81; introd. in 1998. Not patented. Tree: Fruit: round; purple; large (9 to 10 g); soluble solids 16.7%to 18.7%; flavor rated good to excellent, superior to Jumbo in evaluations; texture good to excellent, tender and melting; skin medium-thin and edible; picking scars 90% dry; seeds average 3.4/berry; ripens later than many cultivars, beginning at the end of August and ending at the end of September. Cluster: three to four berries/cluster.
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