Fruit
Mara des Bois
A tier
Mara des Bois is a French everbearing strawberry bred for wild-strawberry perfume in a larger modern fruit—intense aroma, deep flavour, softer flesh that ships poorly. A chef and garden favourite when taste leads. Eat the day of harvest. Worth seeking at farmers’ markets; supermarket chains rarely carry it because of fragility.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Chef PlateDessertFresh LocalSame Day Eat
Traits
AromaticEverbearingFlavour FirstIntense PerfumePremium FlavourSoft
History
FR
French breeding released Mara des Bois for wild-type aroma in garden fruit.
FR
Chefs and gardeners championed Mara des Bois for flavour over firmness.
Specialty growers abroad planted Mara des Bois for premium local sales.
Mara des Bois remained a benchmark aromatic everbearer.