Strasberry

Kitty Schindler ( also raspberry strawberry ) is a species of the Garden strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa ). Otto Schindler from Pillnitz they bred in 1925 from the varieties ' Lucida Perfecta ' and ' John Smith' and named it after his wife.

The plants of this variety grow medium strong, rather they form flat, loose clumps. The foothills of education is strong. The leaves are dark green. The medium early appearing flowers stand above the foliage.

The seeds produce plants that only medium-sized fruit produced in relatively small numbers. The good aroma reminds the only breeding strawberry on the forest strawberries, with the sweetness proportion is significantly higher. Outside are the fruits dark red with significantly depressed nutlets, inside the flesh is pink. Since the fruit is very sensitive to pressure and therefore can not be stored, it is seldom commercially, for example for the production of jam, terraced.

Besides the great taste, there are also many disadvantages compared to newer varieties. Per plant, there is a lower yield due to the number and size of the fruit, and susceptibility to diseases such as fruit and leaf rot is higher. In addition to these disadvantages, which make a commercial use, the variety has a special feature. For the pollination of the flowers they still needed a Bestäubersorte, so that the only female flowers form fruiting bodies. For the breeding ' Senga Sengana ' has worked well in the past, since the period of flowering must match. Also varieties such as ' Tenira ', ' Korona' and ' Ostara ' are suitable. For three to five plants of the cultivar ' Kitty Schindler ' should any of the above pollinator are planted.

Under the denomination ' Kitty Nova HZ ' is a self-pollinating, of ' Kitty Schindler ' derived variety is commercially available.

Documents

• Manfred Fischer ( ed.): color atlas of fruit. 2nd edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8001-5547-8, page 238

• Fruit plant