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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Lojcs@lemm.ee to c/plantid@mander.xyz
 

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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[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know why you're being downvoted

[–] MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

This place is fickle

[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago

The plant is real but you have to put the strawberries manually

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago

No. Those fruits are all way too uniform, the crowns are wrong and the plant they're jammed onto is a bunch of twiglets