UC Davis Varieties

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Another popular UC Davis Variety, the Fronteras variety has excellent color & flavor. It produces the bulk of its fruit in the shorter days of spring and fall, and is one of the most popular Short Day Varieties in California & Mexico.

A new cultivar released by UC Davis, Victor is a high-yielding variety that produces firmer fruit than Fronteras. It has shown resistance to Fusarium wilt, Phytophthora crown rot, and Neopestalotiopsis.

Another new UC Davis cultivar, Warrior is a mid-early season short day variety with excellent overall disease resistance, especially its strong performance in Charcoal rot and Neopestalotiopsis trials.

Another 2023 release, this UC cultivar produces early and full season yields higher than Fronteras and Victor, and has strong resistance to Fusarium, Phytophthora, and Verticillium, and has exceptional flavor.

Also released in 2023, Surfline is another short day variety with significantly improved early and full season yields, and it also has strong resistance to Fusarium, Phytophthora, and Verticillium. Production on this cultivar will be earlier than Monarch.

Another UC Davis Variety, Camino Real produces a larger, darker fruit. It has a very good flavor, and it is outstanding for both fresh-market & processing.

One of the newest UF cultivars, Medallion is a variety with great fruit quality and flavor. It is a compact plant that has fewer runners, which makes it well suited for early fall planting.

Released by the University of Florida and commercialized in 2018, the Brilliance is a high yielding variety that is named for its attractive fruit, which are firm, glossy, & conical in shape.

A larger-sized berry discovered by University of Florida, this variety produces fruit that are uniform in shape throughout the season, resulting in few non-marketable fruit. Sensation has excellent flavor as well.

Pearl is the first white-fruited strawberry released by the University of Florida. It is a hybrid between descendants of Japanese white berries and red Florida berries, that have a pure white color with red seeds.

Referred to as "Fortuna" in international markets, Radiance was also discovered by the University of Florida. It is a large-sized berry that grows best compacted. This variety begins harvesting in late November.

Released in 2021, Felicity the newest release from the University of Florida. This variety was bred for high tunnel production and has consistent fruit and shape. The plants are vigorous, robust, and have a rich red color.