| 0 | PI 551532 | 'Midland' | Fragaria ×ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier | Maryland, United States | COR |  | Not Available | 1983 | DEVELOPED | 1944 | | | | | Cultivar | Fruit: very large, blunt wedge to short conic, relatiely uniform, skin dark red, glossy, slightly darker than Dorsett, hull reflexed, size medium, achenes yellow to red, even with surface or slightly raised, flesh deep red, moderately firm, tender, juicy, mildly subacid, highly flavored, aromatic, excellent desert quality, freezes very well, season early with Howard 17, shipping quality good. Plant: productive, vigorous, runners produced freely, leaf large, resistant to leaf spot and leaf scorch, sensitive to virus diseases, popular from southern New England to Virginia and west to Iowa and Kansas.Brooks and Olmo, 1972.Midland, bred by George F. Waldo and George M. Darrow of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was introduced in 1944 for its very early, high-flavored, large, deep red berries that are among the best for freezing. It is adapted to southern New England south to Virginia and west to Kansas. It is usually resistant to leaf spot and leaf scorch. Limitations: it is not fully hardy, not very firm, its color dulls after picking and it is susceptible to virus diseases.G. Darrow. 1966. The Strawberry. p. 158.
George F. Waldo and George M. Darrow cultivar cross made in 1929, selected in 1931 Tested as USDA 1812 introduced in 1944
Cultivar Synonym= Adonis, Crimson Flash, USDA 1812
NAMED FOR= the mid-Atlantic states | 1446504 | PI 551532 |