- Bred in New Zealand.
- A vigorous grower reaching up to 1.2-1.8 m high.
- Bears medium size fruits which are attractively dark blue in hue and have a unique fragrance and sweet flavour.
- An early, good yielding cultivar, its fruits ripen from mid-July (as ‘Duke’s’).
- Thrives on light, sandy, peat soils and on heavier clayish soils.
- Cold hardy down to -34°C (USDA – zone 4).
