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Fragaria (chiloensis)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Rosaceae
Family Common Name: Rose Family
Scientific Name: Fragaria chiloensis (L.)P. Mill.
Common Name: Beach Strawberry
Species Code: FRACHI
Ecotype: Marin County, California
General Distribution: F. chiloensis is a found in coastal communities, from San Luis ObispoCounty, California, north to Alaska. It is also found in Hawaii and South America.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: vegetative
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: 4 inch pot
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Stolons with plantlets are collected between September 15th and November 15th.
Propagule Processing: Cuttings are kept moist and cool prior to treatment.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Cuttings are dipped in a mild bleach solution for 30 seconds.
Cuttings are treated with Hormex (1000 ppm IBA) rooting powder and struck in flats containing 3:1 Perlite/Vermiculite.
30 Cuttings are struck per flat.

% Rooting:80%
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Flats are kept in the greenhouse and watered with an automatic mist system and kept on a heated bench until roots are fully developed.
Establishment Phase: Planting Method: Transplanting Cuttings.

Time to Transplant: 80 days.
Cuttings are transplanted to individual containers (4 inch pots) containing 3:1standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand to 1 part perlite. Cuttings are placed in the shadehouse.
Transplant Survival averages 80%.
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Fragaria chiloensis (L.)P. Mill. plants 4 inch pot; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.