Pineberry is an unusual type of strawberry that can bear fruit several times in one growing season. Pineberry strawberries are small berries from snow-white to peach in color with reddish grains. This species was first mentioned in April 2009. Since 2011, this strawberry variety began to be sold in the UK, where it was called Pineberry, which means “pineapple and strawberry” in English. The price per kilogram of these berries in Europe varies from 900 to 1,500 rubles.
General information
The Pineberry Strawberry variety is a hybrid bred from wild Chilean wild strawberry that was on the verge of extinction in South America. Breeders have taken measures to preserve the endangered species. It took agronomist Hans de Jong about six years to create the incomparable Pinberry variety. A few years ago, Dutch farmers restored the technology for growing white strawberries in greenhouses.
Pineberry has other names: White Dream, Pineapple, White Pineapple. Pineberry strawberries are grown and sold mainly in the UK. She is also bred at a factory in Chile. However, Chilean strawberries have no notes of pineapple and are watery in taste.
Popular varieties
Several varieties of strawberries with white fruits were bred.
- The White Soul is a small-fruited high-yielding variety created in Holland. The fruits are tasty, fragrant whitish cream. Fruits from spring to late autumn. Fully ripened berries have a pineapple flavor. About 500 g of strawberries are harvested from one bush.
- Anablanca is a white strawberry and one of the rare varieties bred by French breeders. The fruits taste like strawberries, which is complemented by sweet notes of pineapple. The pulp is juicy, tender with red seeds. The variety is resistant to disease and resistant to pests. Harvested from late May to mid-July. In warm autumn weather, repeated fruiting is possible.
- White Swede is a large-fruited variety with a fruit weight of up to 25 g. Berries with a soft pink hue have a conical regular shape. It tastes sweet-sour with a strawberry flavor.
Pineberry Strawberry: Description
In appearance, the fruits of this variety differ from ordinary strawberries in taste and color. The fruits are small, aromatic, slightly sour, strawberry-pineapple to taste. Berries in diameter from 1.5 to 2.5 cm. The pulp is white or slightly orange.
The berry is round in shape. This is a dessert variety, and it is better to eat fresh fruits. The berry received a white color due to the destruction of the gene, which is responsible for the red pigment. Green egg-shaped leaves. The roots are developed, fibrous. White flowers. Growing and caring for white fruit does not differ from ordinary red varieties.
How to grow
It is almost impossible to find white strawberries on sale. In Europe, it is also a rarity, as its cultivation for sale is unprofitable due to the small size of the fruit. However, to enjoy strawberries with pineapple flavor and surprise your friends with an unusual color of berries, you can grow it in your summer cottage.
Pineberry strawberry propagates only with a mustache, which is originally purchased in specialized stores. In the future, you can plant strawberries yourself. The bush gives quite a few mustaches. The plant is very thermophilic and the greenhouse will be the best place to grow. Before planting, fertilize the soil and make at the rate of 1 square. meter:
- 5 kg of organic matter (peat or compost, rotted manure);
- 50 g of mineral complex fertilizers without chlorine.
Strawberries are planted on any soil, however, soil with an acidity of pH 5.0-6.5 is best suited for it. Then they dig everything up, and after the soil settles, they begin to plant strawberries. Seedlings are planted in holes at a distance of 20-30 cm from each other, after pouring water into them. The roots of the plant are straightened.
First, the flowers appear fruits of a greenish tint, then they turn white . White strawberries are considered ripe when dark red seeds are noticeable. When growing on beds, the berry should be protected from bright sunlight so that the fruits do not turn pink, but remain white. Fruits to frost.
Curious Strawberry Facts
- Berries help with headaches.
- The immune system will strengthen for a whole year with daily use of strawberries in the summer.
- You can remove age spots and freckles with strawberry juice.
- Baths with strawberry juice will make your skin silky and soft (the fruit contains copper, which contributes to the production of collagen).
- Strawberry is an excellent aphrodisiac.
- Unusual and tasty dishes are obtained with a combination of wild strawberries with poultry, cheeses and seafood.
- Deep-fried strawberries with pepper are one of the most expensive dishes served in New Orleans restaurants.
- Only strawberries have seeds outside the fruit.
Pineberry Strawberry: reviews
By taste, the berry is an amateur because of the pronounced taste of pineapple.
For those who are allergic to ordinary strawberries, Pineberry will be a godsend.
From positive reviews:
- the pulp is soft, sweet;
- compact bushes;
- self-fertile variety;
- not susceptible to disease;
- white berries do not peck birds;
- 5 years growing in one place;
- not pollinated with other varieties;
- growing in greenhouses is possible;
- used for making jams, drinks, ice cream, fruit salads and yoghurts.
Of the shortcomings noted:
- small fruits;
- a lot of mustache;
- susceptible to decay in rainy weather;
- productivity is low;
- Pineberry strawberries are difficult to transport, as they are very tender.
Try to grow this unusual sweet berry, melting in your mouth, with pineapple flavor and light notes of mango.