Strasberry

Strasberry
Fragaria × ananassa 'Mieze Schindler' the Strasberry
Species	Fragaria × ananassa
Cultivar	Strasberry

The Strasberry or Fragaria × ananassa 'Mieze Schindler' is a variety of the garden strawberry, with a raspberry-like appearance, originally developed by the German breeder Otto Schindler in 1925. It is not a hybrid of the two fruits.^[1] It is similarly soft textured, with characteristics that are similar to raspberries, such as being a deeper red, being rounder and having a bumpy exterior.^[1] They are also smaller than an average garden strawberry and have deeper seeds.^[2] Unlike other garden strawberry varieties 'Mieze Schindler' produces no fertile pollen and will need a pollinator. Despite its much-valued flavor the variety was threatened by extinction but plants survived in amateur gardens in the former German Democratic Republic until they were reintroduced as a commercial variety by a Dutch farmer in the twenty-first century.^[3] Since 2013 it is marketed under the new trade name Framberry.

References

1. Fabricant, Florence (15 May 2012). "Curious Berries to Tide You Over". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
2. Bates, Daniel (28 March 2008). "Strasberries and cream, anyone? Fruit that's halfway between a strawberry and a raspberry". Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
3. "Fancy A Taste Of A Summer Strasberry?". Sky News. 29 March 2008.

External links