We cannot ship this product to Oregon due to Japanese Beetle regulations.
You will receive 10 bare root plants for the listed price. The more you buy the better the value. These are #2's which will bloom and fruit the first year. We have limited each order to a maximum of 3 units or 30 plants due to limited availabillty and the short window available for shipping bare root stock. The stock will arrive on 3/8/11 and shipping will start then. We have multiple shipments coming in so we can fill orders for bare root for about 3 weeks We will stop selling product when we can no longer ship plants.
'Mara des Bois' is a patented hybrid variety. It is NOT AN ALPINE TYPE. It is one of the standard varieties grown in Europe. It does have a flavor and aroma that sets it apart from many of the hybrid garden varieties on the market. It does not produce giant fruit. The fruit are medium sized and should be picked ripe for the best flavor.
We have grown 'Mara des Bois' for several years. It is an ever bearing day neutral strawberry. Production is cyclical. The plant flowers and then fruits. If conditions are acceptable, it will flower and fruit again. Here in zone 7 we get great production from late May until frost with a break during the heat of the summer. The plant will flower in summer but the pollen is not active when it's very hot. It is a strong grower that produces a lot of runners. The red fruit has an excellent taste that is strongly influenced by the soil and nutrition. We notice a stronger taste when the plants are grown in the garden rather than in containers.
'Mara' can be grown successfully in containers including strawberry jars, hanging pouches, hanging baskets and vertical growing systems. The runners cascade beautifully over hanging baskets creating a lush vertical garden.
We strongly recommend this variety for those looking for gourmet strawberry varieties. It is compatible with alpine types and because of it's genetics will not normally cross with alpine types.
