The reaction of strawberry varieties to disease can change as new races of plant pathogens develop or move in from other regions. What follows is a brief description of potentially useful varieties, which will serve as a guide to selection. Varieties are listed from the earliest to latest harvest date. Notes on recent variety introductions are based on information from the breeders and one or two years of local observations. Produces medium yields of excellent flavoured, medium sized berries.
Berries are moderately soft and tend to be dark red.
Veestar has been the standard early season variety of the more southerly regions but is less favoured further north. Makes a jam with excellent flavour. Berries are light to medium red and medium firm. Annapolis has become the standard early season variety. The harvest season is shorter than for Veestar.