Random Cultivar Of The Day

Buckingham

Buckingham
Description
Origin is unknown, some say coming from Louisa County, Virginia, and other from North Carolina. Largely grown in southern New Jersey and southward through Virginia and westward through the Ohio valley. Though grown in New York some, it does not develop its best color or quality so far north, being an irregular bearer and often unproductive.
Flesh quality
moderately firm, moderately coarse, rather tender, crisp, juicy with distinct aroma, mild subacid
Flesh color
yellow tinged
Skin quality
thick, tough
Skin color
carmine blushed, red mottled, carmine striped, green
Sizes
large
Shape
round, irregular, unequal sides, ribbed, oblate
General quality
fair to good
Eating season starts in
November
Eating season ends in
April
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