Octavia

A Late Season Floricane

This is a very late florican cultivar originating from the East Malling breeding program.  With similar fruit size to that of Tulameen (around 6g per fruit), the berries have a pleasant flavour with a firm skin which is dark red in colour.

The canes are fairly vigorous but very thorny.  The fruit, however, is well presented away from the laterals making it fairly easy to pick.  The variety has consistently fruited 10-12 days after Glen Ample and has also shown extreme hardiness by surviving exceptionally low temperatures in Eastern Europe.