first year planted bare root not sure what’s going on i thought i did pick all the flowers but ribs has turned up any ideas why this happened and what it’s called thanks
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it looks like, I’m not certain but, it looks like the seeds on the berry are sprouted and growing new plants
I would put that whole berry in a pot and nurse it to see if new plants grow, but that’s me
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yes. that it was i was thinking im going to that tomorrow before it rots
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Vivipary
Usually happens when plants are stressed and it more commonly affects hybrids.
Unless you want a strain of hairy berries that may become inedible like so, I wouldn’t try to keep the issue going.
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Looks like a case of catfacing or some kind of misshapen fruit, which is pretty common in first-year strawberries especially from bare root plants. It can happen if a stray blossom got missed, or from poor pollination, cold temps during flower formation, or even insect feeding like thrips or tarnished plant bugs.
Totally normal for young plants though. Just remove the weird fruit and let the plant keep focusing on establishing roots this season. Next year’s fruit should be a lot more uniform once the plant is stronger and conditions are more stable.
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It’s vivipary and really common amongst hybrids.
It doesn’t have to do with poor pollination this time around. I know on Colorado, severe winds or a multiple hailstorms back to back a week or two before will cause this to happen to some of my hybrids. Almost on cue as well so I’m assuming stress. Also if i keep forgetting to water and let the soil dry out too often lol.
From my experience, vivipary is uncommon in first year plants but extremely common in the new hybrids when given stressful conditions.
Catface is another condition but not this.
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I could be wrong, but to me most of those photos look like phyllody rather than vivipary. Whereas the photo in the original post looks much more like vivipary.
Phyllody is where flower parts are replaced by leaf like structures. If removed and planted they tend not to produce viable plants. Vivipary is where the seed sprouts early. In this case if removed it can be planted and will usually form a new plant.
Phyllody can be caused by weather/stress, or genetics, or diseases such as green petal disease. I don’t know a lot about vivipary other than stress and genetics can cause it, no idea if it can be caused by any diseases.
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I too, could also be wrong.
Regardless, it creates inedible fruit so best not to reproduce it unless one likes such things
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