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Cavendish 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: Cavendish 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 16 to Jul 1 in Missoula (our Missoula estimate).
| Hardy to | Zone 3 to 7. 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 4 of 7 (mid), late spring here. Strawberries set fruit on their own. Cavendish flowers just after Honeoye, so the two overlap well if you plant both. Pollination Charts. |
| Ripens | About Jun 16 to Jul 1 in Missoula (a Missoula estimate from published sources). Real years swing about a week either way. See the date for your town. |
| Good for | Fresh eating (8/10), jams and jellies (7/10), 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. |
Overview
Cavendish has performed very well and overwintered successfully in Montana. One of the hardiest of strawberries, it has done particularly well in Cut Bank—one of the coldest, windiest, and driest places in Montana, where our family homesteaded (spending the first year in a sod house!).
Winter Care Tips
While these strawberries are quite hardy, it's still a good idea to mulch over them in the fall. Expect them to thrive in areas where other strawberries have difficulty overwintering.
Medium to Large Berries with Great Flavor
The berries are medium to large in size, offering a great sweet/tart (more subacid) fruity flavor. Solid Zone 3.
Perfect for Mid-Summer Harvest
These are great mid-summer strawberries. If you have the space, plant with Honeoye for better pollination. While not absolutely required to get a yield, planting strawberries in pairs has been shown to increase production.
Questions we get about Cavendish Strawberry
Does Cavendish Strawberry need a pollenizer?
No. Cavendish Strawberry is self-fertile, so a single tree can set fruit. Strawberries set fruit on their own. Cavendish flowers just after Honeoye, so the two overlap well if you plant both.
How cold hardy is Cavendish Strawberry?
We rate Cavendish 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 Cavendish Strawberry ripen?
About Jun 16 to Jul 1 in Missoula, Montana (an estimate built from published sources and our climate). Warmer places run earlier and cooler places later; our ripening map converts the date to your town.
What is Cavendish Strawberry good for?
Our top use scores for Cavendish Strawberry are fresh eating (8/10), jams and jellies (7/10), canning and freezing (6/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.
Will deer eat Cavendish Strawberry?
Yes, deer love it. Protect Cavendish Strawberry with a fence or a cage, especially while it is young.
What arrives, and when does Cavendish 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.