Elsanta

Crop
Strawberry
Cultivar
Elsanta

Orig. in Wageningen, Holland, by Inst. for Hort. Plant Breeding. Introd. in 1981. Corella × Holiday. License applied for. Selected in 1975. Berry: large; rounded conical; skin red, glossy, sometimes insufficiently set at top; flesh firm, orange, juicy, taste good; keeping quality good; late ripening. <b>Plant:</b> highly productive; long, firm trusses; susceptible to verticillium wilt and Phytophthora fragariae, Botrytis cinerea, mildew, and Phytophthora cactorum.