USDA Strawberry 'Sweet Sunrise'

Technology Description
Sweet Sunrise is a high yielding cultivar that has been successfully tested in multiple trials in Oregon as well as Washington and British Columbia. The strawberry has scored well in subjective evaluations of fresh fruit characteristics and as a processed fruit. Sweet Sunrise has a full, and balanced sweet-to-acid strawberry flavor with a deep red internal color.

Features & Benefits

  • High yielding cultivar
  • High quality processed fruit
  • Full, balanced sweet-to-acid strawberry flavor
  • Ripening in the early midseason

Applications

  • Fresh fruit market
  • Processed fruit market

Background of Invention
Sweet Sunrise is a joint effort between Oregon State researchers and Washington State researchers. The most outstanding characteristics of Sweet Sunrise are its exceptional fruit quality as a fresh or processed product, its medium-large fruit size and its ripening in the early midseason and these make it well suited for the fresh or processed fruit markets.

Status
Plant Patent PP25,223 issued and available for non-exclusive licensing.

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