Strawberry 'Quinault'

Quinault strawberries are heart-shaped and beautiful deep red. They can grow up to 2 inches in diameter, which is quite large for a strawberry!

These large, soft, and sweet berries are best for fresh eating, cooking, or baking. Strawberry lovers who grow this variety themselves agree they have a consistently good flavor regardless of size. The flesh is pleasantly soft but not at all mushy.

Because they have more soft flesh than other varieties, they are not good for freezing or commercial growing. Try making jams or jellies to preserve them if you can resist eating them all right away. Quinault strawberry plants are everbearing. That means they produce one large crop in late spring or early summer and a second, slightly smaller crop in fall. Under ideal conditions, your plants can even produce a third crop.

Unlike most everbearing varieties, they produce vigorous runners. Some have noted that their Quinault strawberry plants are producing runners but not fruit. Normally its recommended to trim the runners to encourage berry production. Don’t trim the runners off of this variety though! The unrooted runners will produce loads of large, sweet berries if left to their own devices.

Everbearing varieties like Quinault are ideal for growing in pots. They are average in size, growing 8-10 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide and drape pleasingly over planter edges.