Fragaria (vesca)
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Tara Luna USDI NPS - Glacier National Park West Glacier, Montana 59936 (406) 888-7835 http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/azpmc |
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| Family Scientific Name: | Rosaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Rose family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Fragaria vesca L. | ||
| Common Synonym: | Fragaria bracteata Heller | ||
| Common Name: | Woods strawberry | ||
| Species Code: | FRAVES | ||
| Ecotype: | Cedar/Hemlock forest margin, Avalanche, Glacier National Park, Flathead Co., MT.,1100m elevation | ||
| General Distribution: | F. vesca occurs in open woods and meadows to streambanks; throughout North America and Europe. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | vegetative | ||
| ProductType: | Bareroot (field grown) | ||
| Stock Type: | Bareroot plants | ||
| Time To Grow: | 1 Years | ||
| Target Specifications: | Stock Type: Bareroot nursery stock<br> Height: 5 cm<br> Caliper: n/a<br> Root System: Bareroot plant with well developed root system. | ||
| Propagule Collection: |
Vegetative Propagation Method: Spring or Fall Divisions Type of Cutting: Divisions. 30 to 50 plants with stolons are placed in a raised bed. |
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| Propagule Processing: | none | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Transplants are planted into raised bed for increase of plants. | ||
| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
Outdoor nursery in raised bareroot bed. | ||
| Establishment Phase: | Soil in raised bed is equal parts: well rotted cow manure, sand, and soil mix. Hundreds of plants can be generated in one growing season. | ||
| Length of Establishment Phase: | 2 weeks | ||
| Active Growth Phase: | These are outplanted as bareroot material or can be potted into containers. | ||
| Length of Active Growth Phase: | 12 weeks | ||
| Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: |
Total Time To Harvest: 1 year Harvest Date: Spring or Fall Plants are lifted from raised bed with shovel and outplanted as bareroot plants. Storage Conditions: Plants overwinter in raised bed in outdoor nursery under snow cover. |
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| Length of Storage: | 4 months | ||
| Other Comments: |
There are 3 botanical varieties: var. vesca, var. bracteata, and crinita. Seed Propagation Method: Direct Seeding Seed Processing: Seed is collected when the fruits turn red in mid summer. Seed is cleaned by maceration of the fruit using a Dyb-vig cleaner, and is washed and screened. Seed Storage is estimated at 3 years. Seed dormancy is classified as physiological dormancy. Seed Treatments: A minimum of a 85 day cold, moist stratification is recommended for this species. Germination occurs at 21C. Seeds are covered with medium. |
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| References: |
Flora of the Pacific Northwest, Hitchcock and Cronquist, 7th edition, University of Washington Press, 1973. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Baskin and Baskin, Academic Press, 1998. Growing Colorado Plants from Seed, A State of the Art, Vol. 3: Forbs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NTIS General Technical Report, 1982. Glacier National Park Native Plant Nursery Propagation Records, unpublished. |
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Citation:
Luna, Tara; Evans, Jeff; Wick, Dale. 2008. Propagation protocol for production of Bareroot (field grown) Fragaria vesca L. plants Bareroot plants; USDI NPS - Glacier National Park West Glacier, Montana. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/11/08). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
