Pineapple Crush Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca ‘Pineapple Crush’

A highly productive alpine strawberry, Pineapple Crush fruit are pale yellow when fully ripe and ready to be savored. The fruit is more aromatic than most alpine strawberries, with a flavor that is reminiscent of wild strawberries and pineapple, and sweet.

Unusually frost tolerant and disease-resistant. Plants are clumping, producing few to no runners, their day-neutral flowering produces fruit spring through frost. Plant several together to form a patch, or scatter alongside a path or walkway for surprise treats. Sold in a 4″ pot.

USDA Zone: 3-9

Grow Height:  1′ or smaller

Sun: Full to Partial Shade

Ripening Time: June – September

Pollination: Self Fertile

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Photo courtesy of Michael J. Wellik