Tangerine
From The Populuxe Seed Bank
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2014
Accession: 7
Seed Source: Original seed acquired from Seedy Saturday, Nelson, BC (2010).
Comments:
2014 Nice sweet, full flavour. Better for a later season climate, production slows down a bit with a cooler/wetter spring. 4.5lb per plant.
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Erect
Plant size: Large (4ft)
Leaf type: Regular
Leaf Coverage: Heavy
Maturity: 85 days.
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Orange
Flesh colour: Orange
Fruit Shape: Globular
Fruit Fasciation: Smooth
Fruit Firmness: Medium
Fruit Set: Good
Average Fruit Diameter: 3"
Average Fruit Length: 3"
Average Fruit Weight: 235gr (8.3oz)
Other Observations
- Crack resistant
- Better grown in a longer season or in a greenhouse.
History
- Also known as Big Orange (not the bicolour variety of the same name).
- Not the same variety as the de-hybridized F1 variety of the same name
