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Marshall Strawberry

Size: 4" Pot
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Original price $16.99 - Original price $16.99
Original price
$16.99
$16.99 - $16.99
Current price $16.99
SKU E470

Fragaria ananassa 'Marshall'

Famous food connoisseur James Beard called Marshall the most delicious strawberry ever grown. Discovered in Massachusetts before 1900, it was grown commercially in the Pacific Northwest until the 1960's when, after being infected with viruses, it was replaced by modern varieties. These heritage June-borne fruits will make the best preserves you ever tasted!

Our plants are from the 'Marshall' grown from virus-free stock from the USDA germplasm repository in Corvallis Oregon. Sold in a 4" pot.

Cold Hardy to USDA Zone: 5

Mature Height: 9" or smaller (Groundcover)

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: June - July

Pollination: Self Fertile

Read our Strawberry Growing Guide

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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  • If I buy the 4" pot of Marshall Strawberry - do I then plant these in Mid-November in MA?

    You can plant them in mid-November. It is recommended to plant them a couple of weeks prior to your first frost date. You may need to provide additional winter protection or coverage to keep soil temperatures higher or protect from winter storms if roots have not had adequate time to establish. 

  • This is like the actual real Marshal that is the sweetest berry which is so hard to find these days?!

    Yes, this is the authentic heritage Marshall strawberry!

  • does it send out plenty of runners so i can propagate it?

    It does!

  • 5 stars: 25 (83%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (7%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (7%)
  • 1 star: 1 (3%)
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Betty B.
Highly recommended

Arrived in great condition! Packaged very well.

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Carrie P.
Marshall Strawberries

My order arrived as scheduled, all strawberry plants had survived the shipping adventure. 4 of the strawberries are planted and doing well, we ran out of soil to replant the other 4, but they will be planted this weekend. I'm so thankful to get the strawberry plants in the dirt, they are my all time favorite berry and a wonderful memory from my childhood. Thank you Raintree Nursery xoxoxo

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Shaun B.
Barely alive, might not make it.

I ordered this strawberry plant on March 10. It didn’t arrive until May 1st, which is honestly ridiculous and stupid on Raintree’s part to wait so long to ship a frost tolerant plant to zone 8a. (We plant tomatoes April 1st.) I paid $32.99 in all. Why Raintree didn’t ship it faster (and earlier) is very strange to me. It stayed in a box in hot weather for a week while ups shipped it. When I got it, the tiny leaves it did have were very etiolated and the only large leaf it had was broken off. I’m trying to nurse it back to health to see if it will make it.

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Susan K.
Healthy and Vibrant!

The strawberry plants I ordered arrived healthy and after a week of having them, they are already starting to set flower buds!

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Gavin

Beautiful! Already have blooms!

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I.B.

Good quality and transparented well without shocking.

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Josephine Y.
Nice strawberries

Unlike the bare root tree I received, these small potted strawberries were very moist, almost too much so, but the plants were in good condition when they arrived ! I pruned back a few leaves that had become water logged , not many, planted them in my strawberry patch and there is already a small strawberry on one of the 3 plants after just one week ! Can’t wait to try the fruit and see if it is as good as it sounds.

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Anonymous
infested with aphids

strawberries came in looked perfect and within 2 weeks they were infested with aphids that spread to my other varieties i received by the time i caught it

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Mandy

Perfect size and a bit of growth already. I am really looking forward to the delicious strawberries this season.

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Dave
Marshall Strawberry Plants

So far, so good. Plants arrived well packaged and were transplanted into larger containers. In the greenhouse they are doing well and waiting (hopefully) to see runners develop. These are the brand of strawberries we raised on our farm 60 years ago so I'm hopeful they will result in production like we experienced back then.

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Barbara S.
Arrived in good shape

Plants were a little smaller than we thought they would be but they are doing just fine. We are careful to snip off any little berries that might be forming until the plant gets stronger.

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Craig B.
Marshall strawberries

Plants arrived in good condition. Have to wait awhile before planting due to weather. Hoping for some fruit this year

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Yuliya B.
Marshall Strawberry

The plant took a long time to arrive. But it arrived healthy, without insects, without diseased leaves with excellent root system. Now I'm just waiting to see the results.

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Karen

The strawberry plants came nicely packed and were in very good shape and size. I put them into the a few days later.

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John Y.
marshall strawberry

just in the ground less than a month...no berries yet...ask me in
the fall...

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William H.
Excellent

My marshal strawberries arrived ahead of schedule. They gave me plenty of notice to make changes to my plans for the delivery, and it arrived in great shape the plant is beautiful. I even made a mistake on the delivery address; they made it very easy to correct that mistake with one email. I will be recommending to my friends.

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Sue B.
I'm so excited about these berries!

They arrived in great condition. They are already starting to grow. I'm very happy with them...just have to keep our chickens out of the raised bed!

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Ray

It got here in good good shape

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Kathy B.

The plants arrived in perfect condition, have been planted and seem to be doing well. Looking forward to wonderful fruit!

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Gail H.
MARSHAL STRAWBERRIES

I grew up on Bainbridge Island WA
We had strawberry fields and our Mom would take us 3 girls to pick a flat of the most delicious berries.
They are still my favorites

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Julie S.
Straberries

I love the strawberries. They remind me of my youth when we had four acres of our marshall strawberries. I am looking forward to tasting the first strawberries!!!

Thank you!

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Carol M.
Best strawberries.

Plants arrived in perfect condition, loaded with blossoms! I am anxious to find out if they are as good as the ones we grew in the 50's! They were the best tasting ever!

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Steve
Quality Product

Items arrived quickly, secure and in great condition. Will be back for more

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Dawn
Historic Strawberry in the PNW

Plants arrived well packaged and the plants look great, very healthy. I will be gardening as "clean" as possible to avoid viruses. With respect to Massachusetts, this strawberry also has a historic role in PNW culture and is well worth growing & knowing.

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Dan M.
Marshall Strawberries

The plants arrived in fine shape, albeit 5 months early. They are doing fine in the garage until spring. We cannot wait to enjoy them

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Anne A.
Thumbs up!

Three Marshall strawberry plants arrived in tiptop condition and on time. Very pleased.

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Joseph I.
Marshall Strawberry's History

This is the Marshall strawberry that was developed in the 19th century by Marshall Ewell on what is now a heritage farm above the North River in North Marshfield Massachusetts. After the last of the Ewell family died, I bought the farm and restored the deep loam growing fields percolated with springs and added heirloom apples and other period and native plantings to the organic farm. The Marshall strawberry is delicious, sweet, and succulent. The strawberries were picked in the 19th century, crated, and placed on barges and shipped on the North River to the Boston markets. It is wonderful to see the Marshall strawberry commercially available for sale. This is a heritage berry worth preserving for generations to come.

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Tom M.
Witness

When I was a kid I spent 5 summers helping my grandfathet pick and sell his John Marshall strawberries in port Angeles WA. Absolutely the best berries ever!

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Greg K.
A great start

The strawberry arrived in excellent condition. I am planting it inside a 27 gallon storage container(with lots of holes for drainage). It is inside a fence, to keep the deer away from it. It is doing well, going to sleep for the winter.
After watering it (in the container it came in), immediately after arrival, I set it out to dry. Deer ate all the leaves, but it seems to be alive.

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H.Ryan
Large well rooted plants

Plants came well packaged with no damage. Unboxed, we found them to be deeply rooted and a deep healthy green. I was impressed with the overall size of the plants. They are now in the garden and slowly growing in this chilly weather. We are optimistic for great things come spring.