What Does June Bearing Mean

June bearing or spring bearing, everbearing and day neutral are the three types of strawberries grown in Illinois. Fruits of day neutral plants and everbearers are usually smaller than June-bearers fruit. … June-bearers produce flowers, fruits and runners. They are classified into early, mid-season and late varieties.

What is June bearing?

June-bearing strawberries form flower buds in late summer to early fall when day length is less than 10 hours per day. These flowers bloom in early spring, then produce an abundance of large, juicy berries in spring.

What's the difference between June bearing and ever bearing strawberries?

Strawberries are classified as June bearing or everbearers. June bearing strawberries form flower buds in the fall as the day length decreases. … Everbearing strawberries begin bearing at the same time as June bearers. The difference is everbearers will continue to produce berries throughout summer and into fall.