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MARLOWE CHARLESTON
Old West Virginia family heirloom. Large, pink, beefsteak-like fruit weighing 250 to 500 grams, flattened, ribbed.
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Variety originating from the USA. It has a long heirloom in Barbara Fath's family. Her mother-in-law, Madeline Marlowe, grew it for over 50 years in West Virginia, then her daughter-in-law in Ohio for 30 years. Featured in the 1995 Seed Savers Yearbook.
Large, pink, beefsteak-like, flattened fruit, ribbed at top with rippled shoulders, weighing 250-500 grams. Medium depression at the stem attachment.
Very dense and fleshy beef flesh with a creamy texture. Excellent sweet and mild flavour.
Good production until frost.
There is a variety in circulation with regular foliage and purple fruit that does not conform, the real one is pink and has potato foliage.
Caracteristics
| Caliber | Medium to big |
|---|---|
| Color | Pink |
| Form | Beefsteak, Renflée, Ribbed |
| Earliness | mid-season |
| Foliage | Potato Leaf |
| Climate | All |
| Growing | Indeterminate |
| Height | + ou - 1.6m |
| Origin | USA |
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From 20€ of purchase in France, 30€ for a majority of European countries and 50€ for other eligible countries.
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