Cavendish

Orig. in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, by D.L. Craig, Canada Res. Sta Introd. in 1990. Glooscap × Annapolis; cross made in 1981, selected in 1983; tested as K83-4. <b>Fruit:</b> medium to very large; surface deep glossy red, medium firm; flesh firm, red except white beneath calyx near core; flavor sweet, less tart than Honeoye, melon-like; tolerant to gray mold. Ripens midseason. Plants: medium vigor; runner well, but not excessively; crown size small to medium; very productive. Tolerant or resistant to verticillium wilt; resistant to stele races A4, A-6, and A-7; tolerant to powdery mildew; susceptible to green petal virus.