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Orig. in Puyallup, Wash., by C.D. Schwartze and A.S. Myhre, Washington State Univ. Washington x Taylor; selected in 1943; introd. in 1953. Fruit: mild, sweet flavor, medium red; medium firm; midseason ripening; fresh and processing use. Plant: productive on well-drained soil; winter hardy in the Pacific Northwest; canes vigorous, medium to large, straight, fruiting laterals medium long and strong. Susceptible to powdery mildew, root rot, and to the North American aphid vector of the raspberry mosaic virus complex.Canes pubescent, slightly glaucous, vigorous, not branched; prickles many, straight, exceptionally short, stiff, color at base and tip purple, base slightly raised, elongated, conspicuous; leaves predominantly quinate, slightly plicate, flat to V folded, drooping, ovate; apex medium in length, acute; serrations moderately sharp, fine, shallow, even; basal leaflets stalked, no overlapping; length/width ratio less than 2.Outstanding characteristics: Pubescent canes; many very short purple prickles; drooping leaflets; even serrations; basal leaflets stalked.Roberts, O.C. and A. S. Colby. 1957. Red and purple raspberries: their idendification from plant primocanes. University of Massachusetts Agri. Expt. Sta. Bul. 523. 27 pp.
named for Puyallup, Washington
NAMED FOR= Puyallup, WA, where it was developed