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HOMESTEAD
US variety, developed for cultivation in hot and humid climates. Fruit 150 to 250 grams, round and slightly flattened.
A variety originating in the USA, resulting from a double cross of ((Victor x Dobbies champion) x Pan american) x Rutgers, produced and developed by the USDA in Charleston, South Carolina for Florida growers who were looking for a variety that was resistant to the hot, humid climate and to wilting. Introduced in 1952.
Fruit 150-250 grams, round and slightly flattened, very firm. Faint depression at the stem attachment, umbilicus marked at a tiny point.
Good flavour.
Determined growth.
Generous production. Good disease resistance.
Caracteristics
Caliber | Medium |
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Color | Red |
Form | Round |
Earliness | mid-season |
Foliage | Régular |
Climate | hot and humid |
Growing | Determined |
Height | + ou - 1.6m |
Origin | USA |