Researchers unearth 'phenomenal' history of Gympie's century-old strawberry variety
As strawberries go it looks small and insignificant, but there is a phenomenal story behind one 113-year-old Australian variety; it involves a shipwreck, floods and garden tourism during a goldrush.
More than a century after the Phenomenal strawberry variety was developed, Queensland Government horticulturists have gifted a handful of the extremely rare plants to agricultural students in the district where they were first created.
Agriculture teacher at Gympie State High School, Bob Leitch, said the strawberry plant donation would assist students in learning about Gympie's local agricultural history.
"These are one of the oldest existing varieties of strawberries," Mr Leitch said.
"They're very small with very intense flavour, and they've been donated to us as part of our program to educate the students more about the history of strawberries here in Australia."
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-09-06/strawberry-history-shipwreck-survival-phenomenal/11485112
More than a century after the Phenomenal strawberry variety was developed, Queensland Government horticulturists have gifted a handful of the extremely rare plants to agricultural students in the district where they were first created.
Agriculture teacher at Gympie State High School, Bob Leitch, said the strawberry plant donation would assist students in learning about Gympie's local agricultural history.
"These are one of the oldest existing varieties of strawberries," Mr Leitch said.
"They're very small with very intense flavour, and they've been donated to us as part of our program to educate the students more about the history of strawberries here in Australia."
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-09-06/strawberry-history-shipwreck-survival-phenomenal/11485112
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