Crumbly Fruit

Crumbly fruit becomes soft and disintegrates during handling or storage. You see fruit texture deteriorate and lose firmness. The condition may be environmental or disease-related. Proper maturity timing and harvest practices help maintain fruit quality.

Use certified planting stock. Plant resistant cultivars, such as Willamette, Chilcotin, Haida, Comox, Heritage, Cowichan, and Cascade Harvest; however, some strains of the virus may infect 'Willamette' or 'Cascade Harvest'.