Narrative
LATEGLOW, tested as MDUS 4839, was selected in 1976 at the Wye Institute on the Eastern Shore of Maryland from a 1974 cross of Tamella x MDUS 3184 (NCUS 1768 x Surecrop). LATEGLOW has produced excellent crops of fresh market fruit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland and has shown promise in more limited testing in Ohio and Minnesota. LATEGLOW flowers late with Allstar, Delite, and Guardian. It usually ripens with Delite and Rosanne, after Allstar, Guardian, and Scott, but ahead of Marlate and Redstar. LATEGLOW yields vary from medium-high to high, comparable to Guardian, Redchief, and Raritan., but slightly below those of Allstar. Marketable yields of LATEGLOW are very high, comparable with those of Lester. Fruit of LATEGLOW is very large to large, initially the size of Allstar, and averaging that of Guardian. LATEGLOW fruit is very uniform in symmetry and attractiveness and has firm flesh that is medium red, juicy, sweet, and aromatic. LATEGLOW fruit 'skin' is as tough as that of Earliglow and matures to a glossy deep scarlet color. Plants of LATEGLOW are medium in size and runner freely. They are very resistant to the root rots, red stele, and Verticillium wilt, and vary in reaction to the leaf diseases. LATEGLOW plants are susceptible to anthracnose and leaf blight, and tolerant to powdery mildew, leaf spot and leaf scorch. LATEGLOW fruit is tolerant to gray mold and leather rot. LATEGLOW will extend fruit production into a season in which there are no red stele resistant cultivars of comparable quality.LATEGLOW is suggested for production of fancy quality, late-season fruit, especially in areas where root diseases may be a problem. Leaf disease problems are controlled with normal fungicide sprays for Botrytis control. LATEGLOW may be produced on either flat or raised beds, in matted rows, or as close-spaced mother plants only.
Donald H. Scott cultivar introduction
Cultivar Synonym= MDUS 4839
WHY NAMED= fruit large, disease resistant
NAMED FOR= late flowers and ripening