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open-pollinated
Ponderosa Pink
Also sold as: Henderson's Pink Ponderosa, Pink Ponderosa, Ponderosa
Historic Henderson pink beefsteak introduced in the 1890s, producing very large meaty, juicy, sweet fruit with few seeds on tall indeterminate vines.
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 680 g (454–907 g)
- Days to maturity
- 89 days (87–90) from transplant
- Sweetness
- Very high
- Flavour intensity
- High
- Productivity
- Medium
- Cracking resistance
- Low
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- Containers
- Not for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Large fruit and vigorous vines require strong support, even watering is particularly important because the fruit can crack.
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