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San Andreas - Everbearer

The PlantGeneral - San Andreas:

 

  • Excellent yield/quality ratio

 

  • Upright growth habit

 

  • Good fruit display

 

  • Very vigorous plant

 

  • Less runners produced per plant than Albion

 

Seasonality and Yield

 

  • Similar yield and cropping pattern to Albion

 

  • Autumn planting recommended

 

  • Quick and cheap to pick

 

  • Class 1 yield similar to Albion (up to 99%)

 

  • It is recommended to remove old trusses and leaves once during the season

 

  • Lighter in colour than Albion

 

Fruit Quality

 

  • Regular and uniform elongated fruit shape (similar to Albion)

 

  • Lighter external colour than Albion

 

  • Very attractive glossy berry

 

  • Excellent skin strength

 

  • Good shelf life

 

  • Firm flesh (similar to Albion)

 

  • Very nice, balanced flavour

 

  • Better rain tolerance than Albion

 

Diseases

San Andreas has good disease tolerance to Verticillium Wilt (Verticillium dahliae), Crown Rot (Phytophthora cactorum) and Powdery Mildew (Spaerotheca macularis).

No major disease susceptibility has been detected so far.