Fragaria x ananassa 'Donner'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: in Wheatland, Calif., by Harold E. Thomas and Earl V. Goldsmith, Calif. Agr. Expt. Sta., Berkeley. Introd. in 1945. Calif. 145.52 [Calif. BH-14 (mixed crosses) × Redheart] × Calif. 222 [Calif. 66.2 (USDA 634 × Banner) × Calif. 7.20 (Blakemore × Nich Ohmer)]; cross made in 1936; selected in 1938; tested as Calif. 579.4. Tree: bears a good spring crop, fall production light; highly susceptible to verticillium wilt; vigorous; good runner production. Grown in Japan; apparently no longer grown in California. Named for a celebrated lake in California. Fruit: medium large to large, maintaining size during the season; long conic, moderately irregular; skin medium red, attractive, glossy; achenes yellow, small, flush with surface; flesh red, soft to medium firm, flavor excellent, subacid; dessert quality very good; shipping quality fair; hull size medium, varies from clasping to reflexed; ripens early; flower stem never long.
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Synonyms

Fragaria x ananassa 'Donner'