Brunswick (NS)

Quick Facts

• Type: Early midseason June-bearing strawberry
• Season: Ripens in the early midseason, around the time of Honeoye
• Flavor: Excellent, sweet flavor with good berry appearance
• Berry: Large, firm, uniformly red berries that hold size well through the harvest
• Plant habit: Vigorous, reliable plants bred in Atlantic Canada, well suited to matted-row systems
• Best for: Northern climates where cold hardiness, yield, and disease tolerance are priorities
• Hardiness & disease: Highly cold hardy with resistance to red stele root rot and field tolerance to black root rot, plus good general disease resistance

Brunswick is an early midseason short-day variety developed in eastern Canada as an alternative to Cavendish, offering more uniform fruit color and shape with large, attractive berries. Plants are vigorous, winter hardy, and well adapted to northern regions, where they deliver high yields of firm, sweet fruit for fresh use, freezing, and processing. Grower reports consistently rate Brunswick highly for flavor, berry size, and overall field performance. [web:189][web:193][web:197]

This variety shows resistance to red stele root rot and has demonstrated field tolerance to black root rot, making it a strong option for sites with challenging soils or root disease pressure. Its combination of cold hardiness, disease package, and dependable yields has led to recommendations for Brunswick across much of eastern Canada, the northeastern United States, and other cooler strawberry-growing areas. [web:193][web:194][web:196]