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Fragaria (vesca)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Rosaceae
Family Common Name: Rose Family
Scientific Name: Fragaria vesca L. californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Staudt
Common Synonym: Fragaria californica Cham. & Schlecht.
Common Name: California Strawberry
Species Code: FRAVES
Ecotype: Presidio, California
General Distribution: F. vesca var. californica is found in moist places below 7,000 feet elvation, in the Sierra Nevada and coast ranges from Del Norte County south to Lower California.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: vegetative
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: 2 inch pot
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Stolons with plantlets are collected between May 21st and August 15th.
Cutting length is 37 cm(16 inches).
Propagule Processing: Cuttings are kept moist and cool prior to treatment.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Cuttings are struck in flats containing 1:1 Perlite/Vermiculite.
40 Cuttings are struck 0.25 inch deep per flat.

% Rooting: 90%
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Flats are kept in the greenhouse and watered with an automatic mist system until roots are fully developed.
Establishment Phase: Planting Method: Transplanting Cuttings.

Cuttings are transplanted to individual containers 2" pots containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand. Cuttings are placed in the shadehouse.
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Fragaria vesca L. plants 2 inch pot; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/03). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.