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AC Wendy Strawberry (Bundle of 25)
$74.99
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Ripening
Will it finish before your first hard freeze?
Check it on the Ripening Map (opens in a new tab)At a glance: AC Wendy Strawberry is a strawberry plant rated hardy to zone 3 in our ratings (winters to -40°F), self-fertile, so one plant can crop, and it ripens about Jun 9 to Jun 19 in Missoula (picked and dated at our place in Missoula).
| Hardy to | Zone 3 to 8. A bare number means the whole of zone 3, colder half included (winters to -40°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
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| Pollination | Self-Fertile. Bloom group 1 of 7 (very early), late spring here. Strawberries set fruit on their own. AC Wendy flowers earliest of the June-bearers, so cover blossoms if frost threatens. Annapolis, another early variety, is the store's suggested partner. Pollination Charts. |
| Ripens | About Jun 9 to Jun 19 in Missoula (picked and dated off our own trees). Real years swing about a week either way. See the date for your town. |
| Good for | Fresh eating (7/10), jams and jellies (6/10), canning and freezing (6/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists. |
| Deer | A deer favorite. Fence it or cage it. |
| What you get | Bare root. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out. |
AC Wendy was developed by the Kentville Research Station in Nova Scotia. The strawberry is wedge-shaped to conic, with firm, bright red flesh of good quality.
Rich, Sweet-Tart Flavor
It has a rich, sweet-tart strawberry flavor with a hint of raspberry—firm on the outside and buttery on the inside.
Early to Produce
These are the first to come on in Missoula, bearing as early as mid-June.
Cold Hardy with Winter Tips
Hardy to Zone 3, but be sure to mulch over in winter for extra protection. Plant with Annapolis for better pollination.
How They're Sold
These strawberries are sold bare root in the spring.
Questions we get about AC Wendy Strawberry
Does AC Wendy Strawberry need a pollenizer?
No. AC Wendy Strawberry is self-fertile, so a single tree can set fruit. Strawberries set fruit on their own. AC Wendy flowers earliest of the June-bearers, so cover blossoms if frost threatens. Annapolis, another early variety, is the store's suggested partner.
How cold hardy is AC Wendy Strawberry?
We rate AC Wendy Strawberry hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.
When does AC Wendy Strawberry ripen?
About Jun 9 to Jun 19 in Missoula, Montana (picked and dated off our own trees). Warmer places run earlier and cooler places later; our ripening map converts the date to your town.
What is AC Wendy Strawberry good for?
Our top use scores for AC Wendy Strawberry are fresh eating (7/10), jams and jellies (6/10), canning and freezing (6/10).
Will deer eat AC Wendy Strawberry?
Yes, deer love it. Protect AC Wendy Strawberry with a fence or a cage, especially while it is young.
What arrives, and when does AC Wendy Strawberry ship?
A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.