Annapolis (NS)

Quick Facts

• Type: June-bearing strawberry
• Season: Early-season, ripening shortly after Wendy
• Flavor: Sweet, mild dessert flavor with good eating quality
• Berry: Large, conical, light red berries that hold size and store well through multiple pickings
• Plant habit: Vigorous, winter-hardy plants with consistent production and good stand longevity
• Best for: Home gardens and commercial fields needing an early, dependable crop with attractive, light-colored fruit
• Hardiness & disease: Hardy plants and fruit that are relatively disease resistant, including resistance to red stele; maintains production even during hot weather

Bred in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Annapolis is an early-season strawberry known for its combination of hardiness, vigor, and attractive light red fruit. Berries are large, conical, and high quality, holding their size and appearance over several pickings. The mild, sweet flavor and lighter color make Annapolis a nice contrast to deeper red mid-season varieties on the market stand or in mixed flats.

Plants are vigorous and winter hardy, with good resistance to red stele and generally solid disease tolerance on both foliage and fruit. One of Annapolis’s strengths is that production stays high even during periods of hot weather, giving growers reliable early yields when other varieties may slow down. In many plantings, it has proven so appealing that, as growers joke, “deer will travel miles” to find it—so basic wildlife protection is a smart consideration where pressure is high.

For recommended row spacing and plant counts for early-season June-bearers, see our Strawberry Spacing & Planting Guide before planting.