Beaufort

Late mid-season southern highbush cultivar adapted to mechanical harvest for fresh market and processing. <b>Origin:</b> North Carolina State University, by J. Ballington and S. Rooks. NC 1406 × Pender; crossed 1980; selected 1987; tested as NC 2901; introd. 2005. USPP applied for. <b>Fruit:</b> small to medium; excellent color, picking scar, firmness, and quality; good postharvest shelf life; ripening overlaps with and following Lenoir. <b>Plant:</b> good productivity with adequate cross-pollination; vigorous; upright; broad soil adaptation; not self-fertile, Pender or Lenoir are good pollinizers; readily propagated by hardwood or softwood cuttings; chilling requirement 700–800 h.