This page is a profile summary of the strawberry cultivar ‘Chandler’ (Fragaria x ananassa). It will provide details on Chandler strawberry plants and Chandler strawberries so that an informed decision can be made regarding its suitability for varying uses and growing locations. Chandler strawberry suppliers are also listed below if you are looking to buy chandler strawberry plants.
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- Where to Grow Chandler Strawberries
- Growing Chandler Strawberry Plants: Conditions
- Disease Resistance of Chandler Strawberry Plants
- Disease Susceptibility of Chandler Strawberry Plants
- Chandler Strawberries
- Notable Features of Chandler Strawberry Plant & Strawberries
- Additional Information about the Strawberry Chandler
- Purchase Plants from These Chandler Strawberry Suppliers
Where to Grow Chandler Strawberries
Chandler strawberry plants were originally developed in California and have proven to produce exceptional yields in the coastal states as well. The variety is a favorite of commercial strawberry growers in southern California, especially for winter production. Additionally, Chandler strawberries grow well in zone 5 through zone 8 and are well-adapted to the southern states. Overall, however, California strawberry farmers will see the highest yields on the west coast, and strawberry growers in the Carolinas usually see the highest yields on the east coast. The Chandler strawberry variety also does well in home gardens. For more specifics on the cultivation of Chandler strawberry plants, see the Growing Strawberries page.
Growing Chandler Strawberry Plants: Conditions
Full sun is greatly beneficial to Chandler strawberry plants, just like all other strawberries. Chandler strawberries, however, are susceptible to root rot and absolutely must have well-drained soil and be planted properly. The preferred soil pH is about 6, and additional watering is needed when rainfall is not sufficient.
Chandler strawberry plants are June-bearers and can be grown well in matted rows (although they will likely perform better with commercial plasticulture systems). When they are healthy, the mature plants will grow to be about 8 inches tall and spread 1 foot across, but their roots are shallow.
In warmer climates like southern California or Florida, Chandler strawberry plants will be ready for harvest beginning, oftentimes, in March with a harvest that can last up to 3-4 weeks. Under optimal growing conditions, each Chandler strawberry plant can produce a basket of strawberries.
Disease Resistance of Chandler Strawberry Plants
Chandler plants are not known to have strong resistance to any of the common strawberry plant pathogens. They are, however, tolerant of gray mold.
Disease Susceptibility of Chandler Strawberry Plants
Chandler strawberry plants are not known for their resistance to common strawberry diseases. They are susceptible to leaf spot, leaf scorch, and red stele. Chandler strawberries also will succumb to anthracnose.
Chandler Strawberries
The vigorous, high-yielding, June-bearing Chandler strawberry plants produce very desirable strawberries. Chandler strawberries are very large, firm, and produce early-season to mid-season (see the Strawberry Varieties page for more information). The strawberries vary from being long and wedge-shaped to large and conical. They are a brilliant red color, glossy, and have an exceptional flavor profile.
Chandler strawberries are good for eating fresh or shipping and very good for freezing. They are, however, only a fair choice for processing.
Notable Features of Chandler Strawberry Plant & Strawberries
- Very Good Commercial Variety, Particularly with Plasticulture
- Good for Growing in the Coastal States and Southern States
- Excellent Choice for Pick-Your-Own Strawberry Operations or U-Pick Farms
- Very Large Strawberries Are Produced
- High Yield of Strawberries
- Excellent Flavor Profile
Additional Information about the Strawberry Chandler
Chandler strawberry plants are protected by the United States government under plant patent #5262. To be an authorized seller of Chandler strawberry plants, a license is required from the University of California Strawberry Licensing Program. The program can be reached at (530) 754-8462.
Chandler strawberry plants (as well as some other Strawberry Varieties) are sold in different ways by different suppliers. The majority of suppliers sell the plants by quantity (either 10, 25, 50 or more plants). Some Chandler strawberry plant sellers offer their plants by weight. Be aware that one pound of strawberry plants can vary in quantity. The average number of plants comprising a pound should generally be about 30. However, there can be as many as 40 or as few as 20.
Purchase Plants from These Chandler Strawberry Suppliers
If you are wondering where to buy Chandler strawberry plants, the following tables contain reputable suppliers of Chandler strawberry plants.
| LASSEN CANYON NURSERY 1300 Salmon Creek Road Redding, CA 96003 Tel: 530-223-1075 Fax: 530-223-6754 | SIERRA-CASCADE NURSERY, INC. 472-715 Johnson Road Susanville, CA 96130 Tel: 530-254-6867 Fax: 530-254-6166 |
| NORTON CREEK FARMS 370 Evitt Cenetery Road Cashiers, NC 28717 Tel: (828) 743-3674 Fax: (828) 743-0174 | OSAGE FARMS, INC. 1604 Hale Ridge Road Scaly Mountain, NC 28775 Tel: (828) 526-3989 Fax: (828) 526-4408 |
| CROWN NURSERY P.O. Box 340, 11555 Paskenta Road Red Bluff, CA 96080-0340 Tel: 530-529-6485 Fax: 530-529-6488 E-mail: [email protected] | SCOTT FARMS, INC. P.O. Box 97 Unicoi, TN 37692 Tel: (423) 743-7511 Fax: (423) 743-3773 |
| KOPPES PLANTS P.O. Box 441 Watsonville, CA 95077 Tel: 831-724-6009 | SHINGLETON FARMS 7013 Highway 58 Stantonsburg, NC 27883 Tel: (252) 238-2155 |
| G.W. ALLEN NURSERY, LTD 7307 Hwy 221, Billtown Centreville, Kings County Nova Scotia, B0P 1J0 CANADA Tel: (902) 678-7519 Fax: (902) 678-5924 | GHESQUIERE PLANT FARMS LTD. 36 Evergreen Hill Road Simcoe, Ontario, N3Y 1B8 CANADA Tel: (519) 428-1087 Fax: (519) 428-6357 |
| PEPINIERE A. MASSE, INC. 256 Haut Riviere Nord St-Cesaire,Quebec J0L 1T0 CANADA Tel: (450) 469-3380 Fax: (450) 469-0320 | MILLEN FARMS 80 Little Dyke Road Glenholm, Nova Scotia B0M 1L0 CANADA Tel: (902) 662-3820 Fax: (902) 662-2891 |
| LEWIS NURSERY AND FARMS, INC. 3500 NC Hwy 133 Rocky Point, North Carolina 28457 Tel: (910) 675-2394 Fax: (910) 602-3106 | C.O. KEDDY NURSERY, INC. 982 North Bishop Rd Kentville, Nova Scotia, B4N 3V7 CANADA Tel: (902) 678-4497 Fax: (902) 678-0677 |
| STRAWBERRY TYME FARMS RR #2, Simcoe Ontario, N3Y 4K1 CANADA Tel: (519) 426-3099 Fax: (519) 426-2573 | WESTECH AGRICULTURE LTD R.R. #1, Alberton Prince Edward Island, C0B 1B0 CANADA Tel: (902) 853-4184 |
| Eurosemillas, S.A. Paseo de la Victoria 31-1 º-A 14004 Cordoba, Spain Tel: 34-9-57-42-17-32 Fax: 34-9-57-42-20-92 Web Site: www.eurosemillas.com E-mail: [email protected] Territory: Spain, The United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Morocco, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Romania, India, France, Turkey, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Portugal | Southern Resource Services (Pty) Limited PO Box 138, Mt Macedon, Victoria, Australia, 3441. Tel: 61-3-5426-4909 Territory: South Africa |
| Zanzi Fruitgrowing Equipment, s.r.l. Via Modena, 19 44100 Ferrara, Italy Tel: 39-053-27-72-288 Fax: 39-053-27-72-241 Web Site: www.zanzifruit.it/ E-mail: [email protected] Zanzi-Sublicensee List Territory: Italy, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Luxembourg, Israel, Switzerland, Egypt, Bulgaria, and Hungary. | PEPINIERE LUC LAREAULT, INC. 90 Rue Lareault C.P. 96 Lavaltrie, Quebec J0K 1H0 CANADA Tel: (450) 586-1850 Fax: (450) 586-1051 |
Erik J Koford
Mr. Strawberry!
Thank you for this information. I have questions. I live in Elk Grove, near Florin, Ca where the chandlers are more delicious than any other Berry.
1) The Berries from watsonville are large, but tasteless. Best I could come up with on the internet was they grow 9271 and 3108 varieties…?What are they?
2) Prior to 1940’s Florin was famous for their strawberries. Were they always chandlers?
Aaron Jones
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Donna
I am confused. I have never grown strawberries before and according to the zone chart A;abama is zone 8 and I should plant between February and mid March. One person is planting in September and one is discouraged from planting in zone 8 recommended time line.
i am really confused. Please help me understand.
Mary Ward
According to Alabama A&M University, plant in March for spring harvest and September for fall harvest. This might be the source of your confusion, since they’re both correct.
This might give you more local information: https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/lawn-garden/grow-more-strawberries/
tina
Strawberries are perennials and most gardeners plant them in early spring, they come up the following year. Generally replant every three years to help keep flavor and size. However, some growers do an annual planting in the fall, harvest in the spring, rip the strawberry plants out (plant something else) and put new strawberry plants in the fall The berries are bigger. One option for doing this is planting bare root plants. However, plants are more available in the spring.
Rodger Wineinger
Northern Alabama has a 7a grow zone. While the rest is mostly 7b.
Donny Rodgers
I need Chandler and Camarosa varieties to plant in mid-September, can you provide these for me ?
Northeast Arkansas zone 7
Diane Keller
We live in eastern Pennsylvania and really enjoy the sweetness of our Chandler strawberries. Yum!
Moses koomson
How can one get stolons from chalander variety for multiplication?
Badru
Can chandelier strawberry be harvested more than once in a year
Elizabeth Greenberg
I bought a Chandler strawberry plant from a local nursery and transplanted it into a hanging basket. It seems to be doing well and has produced a few ripe berries already, but they are not sweet. Why aren’t they sweet… can I amend the soil in some way to make them sweeter?
Donna Semar
This is the weirdest thing.
My Chandler strawberries are ripening this fall with greenery germinating from what looks like the seeds on the ripe berries. I scrape the greenery off and enjoy one of the best varieties of strawberries I’ve eaten. Is this greenery growth normal?
Bakersfield, California (zone 9)
John
I am in central Arkansas and have an attractive bunch of Chandlers that do not produce berries. Well, maybe 5 berries out of the 50 plants. Beautiful bunch of flowers, nice bright green plants, but just do not produce berries. My Seascapes are producing a wonderful crop and are in the same vicinity.
Erik
Hi John, sorry to tell, but strawberries need a “winter” (cold temperatures, short daylength) to initiate flowering. Many people sell suckers from an area where there is no winter. These suckers when planted will hardly produce any strawberry. Get your plants from a serious producer. Good luck, Erik
Rodger
Put them in the refrigerator for 30 days.
Ken selzer
Mr strawberry. I live in San Diego on the coast. I planted chandler strawberries in February. The plants are 12inches and look very healthy. So far there have been no flowers to develope into berries. Since I am in a warm client I expected fruit now. Should I wait until June or is there something wrong which I can correct now. Thank you ken
Y.A. Rana
Hi Mr Strawberry
can you provide the physical identification characteristics of some major cultivars.??
Ronald mayaka
Hello my name is ronald am originally from east Africa but lives in Dallas Texas. My question is how could i get the seeds of the chandler cos they are the only one that does good in my country so far cos i can’t be able to transport the seedlings.
Mr. Strawberry
Ronald mayaka,
Unfortunately, Chandler is a hybrid variety and won’t grow true from seed. So, you’ll either have to figure out a way to import the plants or pick a different variety. I’m sorry!
Chuck
6 miles from coast in So. Cal. 2yrs. great chandlers. Last 2 yrs. entire crop100 plants failed. Planted Nov. initial growth good. Leaf out nice then center/crown leaves die. Shortly after entire plant dies. Currently using good organic products to build up soil , John & Bobs soil optimizer and my own compost. What’s your opinion on the disease? Should I attempt another yr. of Chandlers? Of another type of strawberry?
Mr. Strawberry
Chuck,
I’d do neither until you have your soil tested. You might have parasitic organisms that have set up shop in your soil, or your soil may be contaminated with one of the many fungal pathogens to which strawberry plants are susceptible. Good luck!
Debra Morgan
Do you think we can raise chandler strawberries in zone 4 in northwestern iowa
Mr. Strawberry
Debra Morgan,
Yes, you should still be able to grow them there. Good luck!
Sherry
I live in east Texas and I have “Allstar” that I bought last year and “Chandler” this year. I lost a whole crop to anthracnose about three years back and after pulling them all up I sterilized the soil under plastic for about a month. I’ve planted mine in pots now and would like to know the best organic way to prevent anthracnose and other strawberry diseases. Thanks!
Godwin Ozuah
Iwish to plant strawberries in my country(Easthern Nigeria).in that part of the world, we normally have enough rainfall between June through september.can Chandler, sweet Charlie and Oark grow in such tropical area? Secondly, wish know the different between strawberry plant and seeding.
Mr. Strawberry
Godwin Ozuah,
It is unlikely that strawberries will do well in your climate, if they survive at all. They are temperate in nature and prefer a cooler home. Strawberry plants are just grown-up seedlings. If you are asking about the difference between daughter/runner plants and plants grown from seed, that is a bit different. Daughter plants have identical genetics to their parent plant (clones) while the seedling is usually a cross-pollinated plant with new genetic material. Good luck!
Jerry Melton
what is the latest fall date chandler strawberry plugs can be planted in zone 7 to get a fair crop the following spring?
Mr. Strawberry
Jerry Melton,
It depends on the weather, but the risks increase substantially after mid-October. It is best to get them in the ground no later than the end of the first week of October, and planting in September is far better. Good luck!
Patty
Will my chandler strawberries fruit in Spring and fall?
Mr. Strawberry
Patty,
Chandler strawberries are June-bearing and will produce a primary crop in the spring. One or two berries may mature at other times, but the amount will be insignificant. Good luck!
Howard
What variety would you recommend for West Central Texas
Mr. Strawberry
Howard,
I’d recommend looking up your recommended varieties here. Good luck!
Wahab ghobashi
I am trying to establish a business to export strawberry seedling varieties to some of the Gulf countries. I had a number of successful attempts to grow them in The Sultanate of Oman, UAE and kuwait. Can Chandler be part of these trials as we had good result with Camarosa?
Do you recommend any other varieties to this region and what is my chance of importing Chandler outside USA as you mentioned that it is a protected variety?
Mr. Strawberry
Wahab ghobashi,
As to the specifics of exporting Chandler, you would have to check with the customs officials in your country. If Camarosa did well where you are, Chandler likely would as well. Good luck!
ivor Abeysekera
Hi Mr. Strawberry,
Excellant site. Very informative. Got a question.
I would like to grow strawberries in a country called Sri Lanka. This is a tropical country in Asia. The Specific location where I want to grow has temps Ave high in low 70 deg F and Ave low about low 50deg. Will this climate profile suit strawberry growing. If so, what varieties would be recommended. Thanks.
Mr. Strawberry
ivor Abeysekera,
Actually, if your temperatures are as you note, they will likely grow there as long as you provide them with the other requirements for growing strawberries. Good luck!
Lisa Airey
No, Mr. Strawberry. You can’t get off that easily! 🙂
WHY do Chandler strawberries make less than ideal preserves? There must be a reason (or two).
Mr. Strawberry
Lisa Airey,
In all my years of writing about and growing strawberries, the things I have read and heard about Chandler strawberries is that they are not at the top of the list when it comes to preserves. As for the scientific, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies that prove that, I unfortunately don’t have any to share! I can tell you that in the 96 square feet of strawberries just outside my door I have Sweet Charlie, Chandler, and Ozark Beauty strawberries growing. The preserves made from the Sweet Charlies are a notch above the other two. And, via anecdotal evidence, my experience is not unique. Adding lemon juice can indeed help if you don’t have enough pectin, but that isn’t my experience with the Chandler preserves. Other varieties just taste better! Strawberry jams made from the variety Sparkle are (anecdotally) superior to most others. That’s all I have for you in the way of proof (thin, I know)! If you have both Chandler and other varieties in your patch, why not make a few jars of each and then report back? Let us know which of yours is better! Thanks, and good luck!
Lisa Airey
What makes Chandler strawberries less desirable for jam making? Lower acidity? If so, can’t that be easily corrected with fresh lemon juice?
Mr. Strawberry
Lisa Airey,
The general consensus is that Chandler doesn’t make optimal preserves. However, every tongue and set of taste buds is different! If you are growing Chandler strawberries and would like to make jam, go right ahead! Any strawberry jam makes me happy. Good luck!
Carlis McGhee
We live in Tennessee where is the closet place we can purchase these plants
Mr. Strawberry
Carlis McGhee,
You can order them online and have them shipped to your door. That is probably the easiest way to get them these days.
christine
Mr. strawberry,
i bought some strawberry plants in april and had them planted by may, but i dont remember the varity of them and wanted to do some more research on them. they did produce a few berries this spring, but we got hit with a very long and severe heat wave here and most of the blossoms did not set. i am noticeing that they are produceing runners now but i need to move them to a better spot for next year. should i wait until it gets colder, so they are dormant or can i cut the runners until i am ready to move them to a more strawberry friendly plot?
Mr. Strawberry
christine,
No, you shouldn’t wait until they are dormant, if you can help it. They should have time to re-establish themselves in their new location in order to maximize health and harvest. You can click this link for more information on transplanting strawberries. Good luck!
brianna johnson
can you grow chandlers in February – March in Georgia ?
Mr. Strawberry
brianna johnson,
You might be able to in South Georgia if it is warmer than usual, but I wouldn’t recommend trying it.