Fragaria Plant Sciences, B.v.

Jonathan R Nelson

Daniel S Nelson

Jeffrey D Nelson

Scott C Nelson

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named 'EMERALD'. This new strawberry plant named ‘EMERALD’ is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its light red fruit color, medium fruit size and conical fruit shape; excellent fruit flavor, excellent skin quality, with seeds held even with the surface; fruiting trusses very consistent from plant to plant, containing four to five fruits on every truss; strong June-bearer plant, with one large flush of flowers; medium plant size, semi-upright plant habit, with sparse to medium density and strong vigor; and large foliage size, which is strongly to slightly concave.

Strawberry plant named 'Emerald'

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named 'FPS-15.2016-31'. This new strawberry plant named ‘FPS-15.2016-31’ is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its red fruit color, medium fruit size and conical fruit shape; very good fruit flavor, very good skin firmness, with seeds held even with the surface; very smooth fruit surface, even fruit color, with none or very slight difference between primary and secondary fruits; plant that provides a large first flower flush, then follows up throughout the summer with a small second flush of flowers; large plant size, upright plant habit, with medium density and strong vigor; and stolons with very strong anthocyanin intensity, medium pubescence, and an upward attitude.

Strawberry plant named 'FPS-15.2016-31'

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named 'FPS-14_552-008'. This new strawberry plant named 'FPS-14_552-008' is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its red fruit color, medium fruit size, and conical fruit shape; excellent fruit flavor, medium skin firmness, with seeds typically held even with the surface; very smooth fruit surface, even in color, with a slight difference in size between primary and secondary fruit; medium to large plant size, upright in habit with medium density; medium yellow green foliage color, and medium to large foliage size; and fruiting trusses typically held level with to below the plant, with medium to high pubescence.

Strawberry plant named 'FPS-14_552-008'

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named 'FPS-14_540-041'. This new strawberry plant named 'FPS-14_540-041' is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California, and is primarily characterized by its red fruit color, medium fruit size, and long conical fruit shape; good fruit flavor, good skin firmness, with seeds typically held even with to slightly above the surface; very smooth fruit surface, even in color, with a slight difference in size between primary and secondary fruit; unique trait of a large first flush, followed by an even larger second flush of fruit in the late season; medium plant size, upright in habit with and medium density; medium to dark green foliage color, and medium foliage size; and fruiting trusses typically held above to level with the plant, with low to medium pubescence.

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Watsonville, CA, United States of America

Jonathan R Nelson