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. https://web.archive.org/web/200808022...

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

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

[5] "Strawberry." Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/plant/stra...

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

[7] Bilton, Sam. A Berry Old Tradition: The History of English Strawberries." EnglishHeritage.org, 29 June, 2017. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/v...

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

[9] Geggel, Laura. "Why Are Bananas Berries, But Strawberries Aren't?" LiveScience, 12 Jan, 2017.
https://www.livescience.com/57477-why...

[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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortca...

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

Picture Attributions

By Ivar Leidus - Own work, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Dietmar Rabich, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Ivar Leidus - Own work, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Björn S... - Wild Strawberry - Fragaria vesca, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Reinhold Möller, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Ivar Leidus - Own work, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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By Jonathunder - Own work, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Wendell Smith - wild strawberries and ground ivy, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Andreas Tille - Own work, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Micolo J from Shrewsbury, England - Strawberries and cream, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Large open field, Haddon Fields by Andrew Hill, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz - Own work, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Franco Folini - originally posted to Flickr as Beach Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Jamain - Own work, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Maksym Kozlenko - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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By Marc-Lautenbacher - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Kyle McDonald - Strawberries, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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