Strawberry Varieties

Albion
The Albion variety is a very attractive hybrid strawberry bearing fruit from April to December. The berry posseses a slighty rain resistant skin however at very early season, with too much fertilizer the fruit can grow overly large. Always sweet and aromatic, smooth high sheen appearance with a rich solid red color. Shape is mostly conical. Sizing is uniform throughout the pack medium-large.
Camarosa
Camarosa is a very early bearer, fruiting from December to August. a high flavor berry is a firm, special variety, bright, full color with very strong skin and excellent sheen. Camarosa is prized for it's red interior and flavor. While rarely showing severe bruising is one of the most aromatic strawberries, famous among confectioners. It is known to be a special variety, very high shipping and shelf life ratings, a medium size berry it has been compared to a "native" type strawberry. Size is predominately medium to large early season, decreasing to very small by late season.
Sabrosa
Sabrosa is a proprietary variety developed by the Darbonne family of France. Sabrosa is an early bearer of consistant size and shape, also an early bearer but is less rain resistant than Camarosa. Sabrosa is perfectly conical and very uniform size throughout the pack. Flavor is good to best. Color is similar to other of the best propriatary varieties being less red than Camarosa or Albion. Sabrosa pollinates very uniformly and thus never produces mis-shapen fruit. Sabrosa does not show bruising.
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