Stuse

Sweet; not too acidic; good flavor; tough skin; good firm texture. Medium sized red globe; weak green shoulders; moderately depressed shoulder shape; some concentric and radial cracking; low tendency to split in the field. Fruit measure 2.2-2.8" long and 3-3.8" wide and range from 6-12oz. Small plants; standard leaves; indeterminate; fruit born in pairs or singly; style highly exserted. Moderately low productivity. Early to mid season maturity. Brix 6.0. pH 4.22. Given to SSE by Jo Ann Goldbery (WA GO J). This variety has been grown in Goldberg's family since the 1930s. It was originally developed by a plant breeder named Stuse in Bonner's Ferry, ID in the 1920s.