Albion

ALBION

Everbearer, released 1997 from UC Davis

The appropriate comparison cultivar here is Selva, which is still the predominant day-neutral cultivar in Watsonville/Salinas. All of the selections intended for release are superior to Selva for productivity, fruit quality, harvest efficiency, and environmental tolerance. This is the most productive of the three day-neutral intended for release, initiates production somewhat later than the others and produces large quantities of fall fruit. It also has the broadest environmental tolerance, is most resistant to mildew that Selva, and was especially tolerant to spidermites in the past rather challenging season. The plant architecture facilitates harvest and pest control (rather erect habit). This has been the selection of choice for about 40% of the growers involved in our cooperative tests, and seems to show more promise than the others in the more inland trials. Flavor is very good, fruit size and cull rate are the weakest of the three, but are substantially better than for Selva.

Camarosa

US Patent Variety C-25

Springbearer

Inventor, Voth, University of California. Developed by the University of California and introduced in 1993 as a short-day strawberry cultivar, characterized by excellent early, mid-and late-season production of large, conical or flat-oblate-conical fruit, with excellent internal and external color. Camarosa firmness and fruit size are greater than Chandler, fruit is moderately rain-tolerant, and postharvest shipping and handling qualities are excellent. Plants are vigorous, with moderate susceptibility to Xanthomonas and powdery mildew. Camarosa best adapted to the Southern growing areas, producing consistent high yields of large fruit and good quality. More than any other variety tested, Camarosa is well-adapted to early nursery digging. Early production, high total yields, consistently large attractive fruit and good firmness; shipping and postharvest qualities make Camarosa and attractive variety for both growers and shippers. Camarosa firmness allows greater flexibility in scheduling fruit harvests, and well as flexibility in the market. In Southern California in 1995, Camarosa size, quality and firmness permitted fresh shipments in late May and June, something that would be difficult for most other short-day varieties. The Camarosa plant is more vigorous than Chandler, and production programs may need to be modified to maximize yield and fruit quality, and may benefit from a wider plant spacing than that used for Chandler. Camarosa appears to be more susceptible than Chandler to Colletotrichum fruit rot, Xanthomonas and powdery mildew. As with all varieties, the use of clean nursery stock is essential.

Camino Real

Camino Real

A new and distinct short-day strawberry cultivar is provided. Attractive mostly symmetrical-conic fruit of very good quality typically is formed in a good yield. The fruit flavor is good and the fraction of non-marketable fruit tends to be low. The growth habit is very compact. Relatively small broad concave leaflets are formed that display semi-pointed serrations.

 

 

 

 

 

Festival

Festival

Festival strawberries, when grown in a subtropical fall and winter climate, is set apart from all other strawberry plants by a combination of the following characteristics: vigorous plant that has a tendency to produce numerous runners in the fruiting field; long pedicels (Pedicels attached to mature primary fruit are 188 to 240 mm long.); fruit that are deep red on the outside, bright red on the inside, conically shaped, and have large, showy calyces.

 

 

 

 

Monterey

Monterey

Monterey description coming soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palomar

Palomar

Palomar description coming soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portola

Portola

Portola description coming soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Andreas

San Andreas

San Andreas description coming soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequoia

US Patent Variety C-25

Springbearer

Inventor, Voth, University of California. Developed by the University of California and introduced in 1993 as a short-day strawberry cultivar, characterized by excellent early, mid-and late-season production of large, conical or flat-oblate-conical fruit, with excellent internal and external color. Camarosa firmness and fruit size are greater than Chandler, fruit is moderately rain-tolerant, and postharvest shipping and handling qualities are excellent. Plants are vigorous, with moderate susceptibility to Xanthomonas and powdery mildew. Camarosa best adapted to the Southern growing areas, producing consistent high yields of large fruit and good quality. More than any other variety tested, Camarosa is well-adapted to early nursery digging. Early production, high total yields, consistently large attractive fruit and good firmness; shipping and postharvest qualities make Camarosa and attractive variety for both growers and shippers. Camarosa firmness allows greater flexibility in scheduling fruit harvests, and well as flexibility in the market. In Southern California in 1995, Camarosa size, quality and firmness permitted fresh shipments in late May and June, something that would be difficult for most other short-day varieties. The Camarosa plant is more vigorous than Chandler, and production programs may need to be modified to maximize yield and fruit quality, and may benefit from a wider plant spacing than that used for Chandler. Camarosa appears to be more susceptible than Chandler to Colletotrichum fruit rot, Xanthomonas and powdery mildew. As with all varieties, the use of clean nursery stock is essential.

Winter Dawn

Winter Dawn

Winter Dawn description coming soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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