Temprate Fruits (1+1)

EXERCISE 6

EXERCISE 6: Identification and description of varieties of strawberry and persimmon Strawberry

STRAWBERRY

Chandler: Chandler variety was originally developed in California. The vigorous, high-yielding, June-bearing Chandler strawberry plants produce very desirable strawberries. Fruit is very large, firm, and produce early-season to mid-season . The strawberries vary from being long and wedge-shaped to large and conical. They are a brilliant red color, glossy, and have an exceptional flavor profile.
Camarosa: Camarosa is typical of short-day types.Plants are larger, more erect, and more vigorous than plants of `Chandler`, and are generally similar in form to plants of `Oso Grande. `Camarosa` are larger, somewhat longer and more narrow than for ` The fruit shape for `Camarosa` is very flat conic, and is easily distinguished from `Chandler` (flat conic, with some long conic) and `Oso Grande` (rounded or blocky conic).. Achenes vary from light red to dark red.
Sweet Charlie: ‘Sweet Charlie’ was developed at the University of Florida’s Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Hillsborough County, Florida. After The Sweet Charlie cultivar was hand pollinated as a cross between FL 80-456 and Pajaro. Sweet Charlie strawberry plants are small and compact making picking relatively easy. The Sweet Charlie strawberries are medium in size, deliciously sweet. Sweet Charlie is June-bearers, but an excellent short-day variety in warmer climates. They produce about a week before chandler and have a relatively low acid level Sweet Charlie is a vigorous plant. Fruits are firm, can tolerate gentle shipping over short distances, and have deep red mature strawberries.

PERSIMMON

Hachiya: It is an-astringent variety with oblong pointed fruits. The fruits are of very high quality and bearing is fairly good.
Fuyu: It is a non-astringent variety with tomato-shaped fruits. This is a raw eating type and the fruits can be eaten hard.
Hyakume: Fruits, roundish oblong to oblate, large, skin buff yellow to orange, flesh dark, crimson, firm, good quality.