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Pintong Long (Taiwan)

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VEGETABLES / EGGPLANT
Long, slender, purple fruit. Fruit often rest on the ground and are curved. No prickles. Fruit born singly. Market mature fruit are 10-15" long, 1.5" wide, and 4-6oz. Excellent flavor, sweet, slightly bitter. Fruit mature to yellow-brown. Purple flowers. Plants reach 1.5-2' tall. Leaves are greenish-purple. Purple stems and leaf petioles. Highly productive when grown in 2016 at Heritage Farm. Mid-season maturing. Acquired by SSE in the 1980s from Urban Gardener. A variety by this name has been exchanged in the SSE Yearbook Exchange for at least 20 years. SSE Accession # 109506
SSE Accession: 109506
$3
Listed In: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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