Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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In this video, we take a look at the unbelievable story behind one of the world's favorite fruits - The strawberry.

The following music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]
Accralate
Heavy Heart
Yonder Hill and Dale
Eine Kleine NachtMusik

Sources and further reading

[1] Darrow, George M. "The Strawberry: History, Breeding, and Physiology." Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1966.

[2] Welsh, Martin. "Strawberries." National Vegetable Society. Archived by Wayback Machine. web.archive.org/web/20080802231801/http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show_vegetables_1/strawberry.php

[3] Grubinger, Vern. "History of the Strawberry." The University of Vermont, 2012. https://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsheets/strawberryhistory.html

[4] "Strawberry: A Brief History." Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri, 2012. https://ipm.missouri.edu/meg/2012/5/Strawberry-A-Brief-History/

[5] "Strawberry." Encyclopedia Britannica. britannica.com/plant/strawberry

[6] Driscoll-Woodford, Heather. "Wimbledon's Strawberries and Cream Has Tudor Roots." BBC News, 23, June, 2010. news.bbc.co.uk/local/surrey/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8756000/8756132.stm

[7] Bilton, Sam. A Berry Old Tradition: The History of English Strawberries." EnglishHeritage.org, 29 June, 2017. english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/a-brief-history-of-english-strawberries

[8] Bailey, L. H. “Whence Came the Cultivated Strawberry.” The American Naturalist, vol. 28, no. 328, 1894, pp. 293–306. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/2451838.

[9] Geggel, Laura. "Why Are Bananas Berries, But Strawberries Aren't?" LiveScience, 12 Jan, 2017.
livescience.com/57477-why-are-bananas-considered-berries.html

[10] Hancock, James & Sjulin, T.M. & Lobos, Gustavo. (2008). Strawberries. 10.1007/978-1-4020-6907-9-13.

[11] "Strawberry Shortcake." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcake#Strawberry_shortcake

[12] "Strawberry." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry

Picture Attributions

By Ivar Leidus - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=114685374
By Dietmar Rabich, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40710041
By Ivar Leidus - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=96954426
By Björn S... - Wild Strawberry - Fragaria vesca, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40038641
By Reinhold Möller, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106936945
By Ivar Leidus - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107958813
By User:Midnightblueowl, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38559469
By flemming christiansen - originally posted to Flickr as Strawberry flower and guest, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7094627
By Alpsdake - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26169165
By Jonathunder - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8384635
By Wendell Smith - wild strawberries and ground ivy, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79749799
By Andreas Tille - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=136095
By Micolo J from Shrewsbury, England - Strawberries and cream, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33799653
By Large open field, Haddon Fields by Andrew Hill, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109970657
By Llez - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10483011
By Forest & Kim Starr, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6153773
By Irvinetustin - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107391071
By JVRKPRASAD - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67744202
By Walter Siegmund (talk) - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35974454
By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99858109
By Franco Folini - originally posted to Flickr as Beach Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis), commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8201705
By Jamain - Own work, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27600882
By Maksym Kozlenko - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93884051
By © Tomas Castelazo, tomascastelazo.com / Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93006552
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By BKP - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30533688
By Kritzolina - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109968997
By Marc-Lautenbacher - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83289885
By Kyle McDonald - Strawberries, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68531955
By NIraj Suryawanshi - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21953852