Random Cultivar Of The Day

Twenty Ounce

Twenty Ounce
Description
This is one of the most satisfactory of the fall varieties for commercial planting in New York.
Flesh quality
coarse, moderately tender, juicy, subacid, good for culinary use, second rate for dessert.
Flesh color
white, yellow tinged
Skin quality
thick, tough
Skin color
yellow, red blushed, purple-red mottled, red mottled, carmine striped, green, purple-red blushed
Sizes
very large
Shape
conical, round, ribbed
Keeping quality
It keeps well for a fall variety and stands shipping well.
Uses
market, table, culinary
Eating season starts in
September
Eating season ends in
December
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