If growers find it promising, then the numbered selection will be propagated and given a name. There are several newer strawberry cultivars worthy of trial. Lateglow is from the USDA program at Beltsville. It is a late season berry with very good flavor. Unlike many late season berries, Lateglow seems to retain its firmness.
Plants are productive, resistant to root diseases, and are quite tolerant to fruit rots.
Allstar was released in 1981 and is very productive, resistant to soil diseases, and has large firm berries. Kent is from Nova Scotia, Canada. It is productive, cold-hardy and attractive, but mild in flavor. Jewel was released by the New York program in 1985 and is an outstanding, widely adapted, and consistently high yielding cultivar. It does, however, lack resistance to soil diseases, but soil diseases are usually not a problem for home gardeners.