Abstract:

‘Chunsha’is a new strawberry cultivar derived from a cross between‘Camarosa’（female parent）and‘Akihime’（male parent）. The fruit is long conical with red peel，good surface with bright luster and less deformed fruits. The flesh and pith is yellow. The average weight of the fruits on the first-order is 36 g，the largest fruit is 46 g. The fruit tastes is sweet with some sour. The contents of soluble solids are 12.8%. The planting time is in early September in Qingdao，Shandong Province，and then the fruits begin ripeness in December. The yield is 43 500 kg · hm^-2.

Key words: strawberry, early-maturing, high yield, cultivar