There are various types of strawberries available for cultivation. Learn about the different strains of strawberries and about their strong and weak points.
+ Positive attributes
-- Negative attributes
Late-season strawberry varieties:
1. Latestar
Latestar is a late-season, large growing, multi-crowned plants with green foliage and few runners.
+ The latestar produces berries with a tough skin, shiny color, mild acidic flavor and it's quite firm. This variety can be very productive; however yield may vary in certain regions. It's resistant to red stele, most fungal leaf diseases and fruit rots.
-- Latestar is susceptible to leaf blight, yield vary accoring to location, produces few runners and multi-crowns. In it's second season, the berry may be unacceptable in terms of size (small).
2. Startyme
Typical plae red berries are produced by the Startyme variety.
+ This is a late-season, large growing plant. It's berries are fairly firm with a relatively strong skin. This plant is vigorous and produce large berries that can be picked with caps off.
-- Startyme is susceptible to powdery mildew and leaf spot and may be difficult to pick its berries with the cap attached. It's flavor is not very good.
3. MicMac
The micMac is a late-season, medium to large growing plant with large foliage, bright red, fairly firm berries.
+ Vibrant berries, ships good, and the plant produce consistent size berries throughout it's growing season.
-- Highly sensitive to Sinbar and yields less than moderate.
4. Bounty
Bounty is a medium growing, late-season variety that produce moderate-high yields of drak red berries.
+ Bounty strawberries taste good and yields can be high.
-- Bounty is highly sensitive to Sinbar and typically produce small berries after first harvest. Berries are dark in color.
5. Serenity
Serenity strawberry plants produce high yields of large, vibrant soft-skinned berries.
+ This variety produces large fruits and yields high.
-- Skin is fairly soft.
6. Scotland
Scotland is a late-season, large growing plant with large conical berries with large, beautiful calyx.
+ Firm berries
-- Berries may be too firm and reduce in size after first harvest. Also has prominent seeds and turn dark
7. St.Pierre
High yielding variety with large bright light red berries, large green calyx and great quality fruits.
+ St. Pierre produces consistent berry size with good flavor and shelf life. Can be vigorous in certain areas.
-- Only limited testing has been perfomed on this variety.
8. Winona
Winona produces large, firm, glossy berries initally on vigorous plants.
+ This is a winter hardy variety that tolerates Sinbar, resistant to red stele and has a good flavor. Late season variety.
-- Winona tend to produce unevenly shaped berries with dimples. Berry size may reduce after first harvest. Berries grow low to the ground on long stalks and berries can get tangled, making it difficult to harvest. It's also susceptible to leaf diseases like angular leaf spot.
9. Yamaska
Yamaska is a late-season, large plant with plae green foliage and bright red, round berries.
+ This is a late season variety with firm, beautiful berries.
-- May develop leaf spots. Flowers are female and must be pollinated by using another late blooming strain.
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