Mission Dyke

Dark pink beefsteak. Nice balance of sweetness and acidity. Fruit slightly flattened and ribbed. Fruit measure 5.4-10.4 oz, 2.3-2.8" long, and 2.7-3.5" wide. Brix score 5.4. Some tendency to crack. Moderately productive when grown at Heritage Farm in 2017. Plants indeterminate with dense foliage. Standard leaf type. Mid season maturity. SSE acquired this variety in 2015 when Gary Staley’s seed collection was sent to Heritage Farm after he passed away. Gary listed this variety every year from 1984-2015, and originally got his seeds from Gleckler’s Seedsmen in 1984. Gleckler’s released the variety to the US seed trade in the early 1950s, but lost it sometime between the early 1950s and 1978, when they got seed back in stock. According to SSE's Garden Seed Inventory, the variety has been available commercially in the US seed from at least 1981-2004, and can be purchased from at least 1 commercial seed company in 2015. SSE Accession # 132861