Crowley
Variety of Cranberry · Vaccinium macrocarpon
Early-ripening West Coast cultivar, bred for cool Pacific climates.
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1🇺🇸 USA 1930
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourtart
Profile
- Parentage
- Wildselektion Washington
- Breeder
- D.J. Crowley (Washington State)
- Fruit weight
- 1 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, dark-red berries with good early colouring.
Growth
Selection from a McFarlin cross for the cool climate of the Pacific Northwest.
Yield
Moderate yield, early ripening; develops good colour even in cool autumns.
Notes
Regionally important in Washington and Oregon.
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