Tufts

Crop
Strawberry
Cultivar
Tufts

Orig. at South Coast Field Sta., Santa Ana, Calif., by R.S. Bringhurst and Victor Voth, Agr. Ext. Serv., Univ. of Calif., Davis. Introd. in 1972. Plant patent 3561; 4 June 1974; assigned to the Regents of the Univ. of California. Cal 46.5-1 × Tioga. Cross made in 1963 selected 1965, tested as Cal 63.120-11. <b>Fruit:</b> large; long, flat conic skin bright red, tough; flesh orange-red, firm; ripens earlier than Tioga but harvest peaks less strongly and remains in production longer. <b>Plant:</b> medium size; erect, high canopy; vigorous; low chilling requirement; productivity comparable to Tioga, susceptible to verticillium wilt, less susceptible to leaf spot than Tioga; recommended throughout California, including winter planting in southern California.