I keep seeing this video and every time I’m uncertain. I’m pretty sure that’s not how normal strawberry plants look, and the fact that all of the berries are ripe at the same time is suspicious. On the other hand they look naturally connected to the plant and not stabbed into branches…

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    4 months ago

    Definitely not. 1) That’s a tree. 2) Strawberries grow low to ground and spread out on running stems. 3) Like you said, berries look too good. Also, leaves look way different on all strawberry varieties, like 3 little saw blades.

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      4 months ago

      The name says it all: straw berry

      Farmers/gardeners would lay straw down so the berries have something to rest in other than the ground. Keeps them (and the rest of the plant) from rotting.

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        4 months ago

        In German, they’re “erdbeeren” — which translates to earthberries. (earth/dirt/ground)

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        4 months ago

        I always was told it was because the berries grow at the end of a stiff little stalk, like a piece of straw.

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        4 months ago

        Thanks for this fun fact! I’ve always wondered why strawberries had such a name

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    4 months ago

    99.9% fake, does not look at all like strawberry plant, leaving 0.1% in case of some crazy mutant stuff

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    4 months ago

    Strawberry plants grow very close to the ground. I know there’s techniques to raise them and I’m sure there are varieties that are taller but that thing looks fake as hell.

  • D61 [any]@hexbear.net
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    4 months ago

    Never seen a variety of strawberry that grows on a woody stem.

    Also, I thought strawberries had leaves whose edges were serrated and not smooth. Blurry picture though, so its hard to tell.