| 0 | PI 551499 | 'Northwest' | Fragaria ×ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier | Washington, United States | COR |  | Not Available | 1982 | DEVELOPED | 1949 | | | | | Cultivar | Fruit: large in early pickings, medium size toward the end of the season, conic to long-conic, uniform, skin bright crimson, glossy, flesh light red throughout, firm, sub-acid, well flavored when sugared, very good for fresh market and commercial freezing, good for canning, ripens midseason to late, 5-6 days after Marshall, largely replacing it in Washington and Oregon.Plant: very productive, single crop produced each year, no tendency toward everbearing habit, vigorous, adapted to matted row or hill system of planting, somewhat resistant to virus diseases, susceptibile to cyclamen mites, red stele, leaf spot and root rots, grows best on medium-light, well drained, irrigated soil, blooms 5-6 days after marshall. Recommended for areas that can no longer grow Marshall because of yellows virus disease.Brooks and Olmo. 1972Northwest was bred by C. Schwartze of Western Washington Experiment Station, introduced in 1949. Since 1962 this is the most planted variety in the United States, but all in Oregon and Washington. It is highly productive of late-ripening berries and very good for freezing. Plants are tolerant to virus diseases. It is very good but not best for freezing, and it needs larger size. Limitations: it is not red stele-resistant, and is susceptible to leaf spots and mildew.G. Darrow. 1966. The Strawberry. p. 154.
selected in 1943, tested as WSU 220 introduced in 1949
NAMED FOR= named for the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States | 1446471 | PI 551499 |