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open-pollinated
Cal Ace
Also sold as: Cal Ace VF, Cal-Ace
1971 Peto Seed open-pollinated determinate with large smooth red beefsteaks, strong heat adaptation, thick meaty flesh and historic Verticillium/Fusarium resistance.
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak
- Growth habit
- Determinate / bush
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 340 g (227–454 g)
- Days to maturity
- 85 days (80–85) from transplant
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- High
- Productivity
- High
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Growing advice
- Support needed
- Moderate
- Heat tolerance
- High
- Growing notes
- Adapted to California and similar warm climates, determinate plants still benefit from support for 8–16 oz fruit.
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