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Fragaria x ananassa 'Sierra'

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A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Origin: in Davis, Calif., by Harold E. Thomas and Earl V. Goldsmith, California Agr. Expt. Sta., Berkeley. Introd. in 1945. Nich Ohmer × Calif. 177.21 [USDA 543 × Calif. 68.24 (USDA 634 × New York 4626)]; cross made in 1935; selected in 1937; tested as Calif. 537.5. Tree: total production medium but with a period of low yields in summer along coastal area of California; moderately resistant to yellows disease and virus diseases; resistant to verticillium wilt; best adapted to foothill area of California. Named for the Sierra Nevada range. Variety no longer propagated. Fruit: flowering stem long; primary berries large, size smaller as later berries mature; conic, sometimes wedge conic; skin medium red, glossy, very attractive, medium firm; seed position varies from raised to flush with surface; flesh medium firm, a good red, aroma slight, good dessert quality; white tips in some seasons on mature berries; ships well; hull medium large, reflexed, separates easily from fruit; ripens late.
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Short-day, fully remontant strawberry adapted to coastal Northern California. Origin: Lassen Canyon Nursery, Santa Cruz, CA, by J. Bagdasarain, N. Pinkerton, and T. Stegmeir. Lucia × Emilia, crossed 2013; selected 2014. Tree: vigor medium; yield 1,760 g/plant; growth habit semi-upright, flowers level with or slightly above canopy; tolerant to fusarium wilt and verticillium wilt. Fruit: very large, 32 g; conic; skin red (Pantone 185C); flesh light red (Pantone 032U); firm; flavor sweet, 6-13 ºBrix; achenes slightly inset; ripens midseason.
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Vigor moderate vigor
Productivity moderate productivity to moderate productivity

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Fragaria x ananassa 'Sierra'
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