Gill's Golden Pippin

Small, dark orange acorn squash. Flesh is a pale orange color and moderately sweet with nice flavor. Fruit measure 4-5 inches long, 3.5-4 inches wide, and weigh 1-1.5 pounds. Brix reading of the flesh in 2017 at Heritage Farm was 10.6%. Dry matter content was 13.4%. Highly vining plants are quite productive. Slight variability in fruit shape. Relatively early maturing. Acquired by SSE through the USDA (NSL 22731). The USDA GRIN database indicates their accession was donated to the USDA in 1963 by the Gill Brothers Seed Co. of Oregon. This variety was first introduced by Gill Brothers in 1952. SSE Accession # 120128