Random Cultivar Of The Day

Peck Pleasant

Peck Pleasant
From
Rhode Island
Flesh quality
Tender, pleasantly flavored, and ranks from very good to best in quality, firm and tender.
Flesh color
yellow
Skin quality
Thick, tough, smooth, waxen
Skin color
yellow, red blushed, pink blushed, green, mottled, orange, pink, orange blushed
Sizes
large, medium
Shape
round, irregular, ribbed, oblate, elliptical, conical
Keeping quality
Fruit frequently scalds in storage but less so when placed in cold storage.
Uses
dessert, table, kitchen, culinary
Eating season starts in
October
Eating season ends in
March
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