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Home Fruit Gardens: Table 8.1. Strawberry Variety Descriptions

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Informational table showing strawberry variety descriptions.

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April 7, 2023

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Home Fruit Gardens: Table 8.1. Strawberry Variety Descriptions

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	Season	Suscep- tibility to: Vert. wilt	Suscep- tibility to: Red Stele	Suscep- tibility to: P.M.	Suscep- tibility to: Leaf Spot	Suscep- tibility to: Leaf Scorch	Description
June-Bearers
Annapolis	Early	I	R	S	S	S	Medium to large fruit with good flavor. Produces many runners and dense beds, increasing Botrytis incidence.
Earliglow	Early	R	R	I	I	R	The best early season cultivar for flavor and disease resistance. Moderately productive; size runs down quickly.
Galletta	Early	U	U	U	U	U	Productive with good flavor and large fruit.
AC Wendy	Early	S	MR	MR	S	I	Has nice color, firmness, and size and excellent flavor. Productive. Susceptible to angular leaf spot.
Cavendish	Early-mid	I	R	S	R	R	Large fruit with good flavor. Productive, but ripens unevenly in some years due to heat.
Honeoye	Early-mid	S	S	T	R	R	Very productive, with a perfume-like flavor, but become very dark, soft, and bland in hot weather. Better in cooler locations. Susceptible to two-spotted spider mites.
L'Amour	Early-mid	U	U	U	R	I	Nicely shaped fruit with good size, medium-red color and above-average flavor. Yields below average.
Allstar	Mid	R-T	R	T	R	I	Productive with good flavor. Drawback is its light orange-red color when ripe. Susceptible to angular leaf spot.
Darselect	Mid	U	U	U	I	I	Nice size, shape, and flavor. Yields typically somewhat lower than expected. Susceptible to anthracnose fruit rot.
Flavorfest	Mid	R	U	U	R-T	R-T	Vigorous plants with large bright red berries that have very good flavor.
Cabot	Mid-late	U	R	S	R	I	Huge fruit, high yields. Produces few runners. Primary (first) berries are oddly shaped. Good flavor, but fruit center may be hollow. An interesting specimen.
Herriot	Mid-late	U	U	U	R	U	Fruit is bright red and firm. Flavor is mild but very good with pineapple overtones.
Chandler	Mid-late	U	S	R	S	T	Large fruit with excellent flavor. A consistent performer across environments. Very susceptible to fruit anthracnose, however.
Jewel	Mid-late	S	S	R	R	R	All-around good performer. Nice size and shape with good color and flavor. Productive.
Sparkle	Mid-late	S	R	S	U	U	Soft berry with good flavor. Better suited for home gardens than for commercial production.
AC Valley Sunset	Late	U	U	U	R	R	Large bright red berries with good flavor. May be somewhat perfumy. Somewhat softer than other berries.
Day-Neutrals
Albion	Not applicable	R	U	U	U	U	Produces extremely large firm fruit that is nicely colored with good flavor. Fruit holds up well even during prolonged wet spells.
Seascape	Not applicable	U	S	S	I	R	Sweet flavored fruit has a nice shape and medium-red color, hight yields. Fruit tends to split during wet periods.
Mara des Bois	Not applicable	U	U	U	U	U	Considered a "gourmet" berry. Fruit is small but very flavorful. Very susceptible to fruit anthracnose.
Tribute	Not applicable	T	R	R	T	T	Flavor a bit milder than for Tristar, but still tart. Firm. Plants are fairly vigorous.
Tristar	Not applicable	R	R	R	T	T	Flavor is good but can be tart Firm fruit; size is small in hot weather.