Description
A superb large-calibre strawberry with a high yield
Season
- Late neutral day variety with a calendar similar to Albion
Growing tips
- Very well suited to soilless cultivation in greenhouses and tunnels
- Very vigorous plants to be planted at a lower density than Albion
Appearance
- Medium red color with glossy skin
- Very regular conical shape
Taste
- A well-balanced taste that lasts throughout the season, but inferior to Albion.
Caliber
- Large size that holds throughout the harvest
Firmness
- Medium firmness
Yield
- Good yield in soil-less cultivation
- Average yield in plasticulture in northern climates due to late harvesting
Sensitivity and resistance
- Vigorous plant with good overall resistance to foliar and root diseases
- Sensitivity to rain damage
Hybridizer: University of California (United States)
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Types of plants available for this variety
Trayplant (TP) is mainly intended for soilless cultivation in greenhouses and tunnels. It’s a strawberry plant raised in a 250 ml cell that has been kept in a nursery during the flower initiation period in autumn, then kept in cold storage until planting. This type of plant is conditioned to give a large crop of excellent-quality strawberries around 10 to 12 weeks after planting, depending on the growing schedule, and plantings can be programmed to stagger harvests. Trayplant is available from December to July for orders received before March 15th.
The mini-trayplant (MTP) is mainly intended for greenhouse and tunnel planting with neutral-day varieties. This strawberry plant, raised in a 140-ml cell, can be planted in vegetative growth with foliage (fresh plant) between September and November, or dormant between December and July. This type of plant is conditioned for very regular production over a long period, as in winter cultivation in greenhouses or soilless cultivation in tunnels. The mini-trayplant is available from September to November (fresh) and from December to July (dormant) for orders received before March 15.
The dormant bare-root plant (frigo plant) is mainly intended for open-field planting in plasticulture or matted rows, for both short-day and neutral-day varieties. It is a strawberry plant grown in the open ground and harvested dormant at the start of winter, to be kept in cold storage until spring planting. Bare-root plants are available from April to July for orders received before December 15.
