Fukuba

Orig. in Shinyuku Garden, Tokyo, Japan, by I. Fukuba. Introd. about 1902; imported into U.S. in 1956, as P.I. 231088. Open-pollinated seedling of General Chanzy; cross made from 1897 to 1901. <b>Fruit:</b> very large, 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches long, 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diam., 15 to 22 g, in Japan being achieved by allowing only one berry per cluster to grow; thin, long wedgeconic; skin bright red, attractive; achenes inconspicuous; flesh delicious, very tender, remarkable aroma. <b>Plant:</b> in Japan forced on sunny slopes in cold frames.