Van Doren Moon and Stars

Dark green fruit have bright yellow spots and are slightly ribbed. Good flavor if slightly off texture. Reddish pink flesh. Fruit vary in shape from pear to round to oblong. Fruit measure 8-13" long, 8-12" wide, and weigh 11-33 lbs. Medium thick rind. Brown seeds. Brix 9.5. Strongly vining plants. Even though it's not the original 'Sun, Moon & Stars' released by Peter Henderson & Co in the 1920s, this watermelon variety still created a sensation in 1981 when Merle Van Doren of Macon, Missouri shared it with SSE. Van Doren received this strain from Mrs. Lee Ehrlich of Laddonia, MO. It shows likely influences of a 'Black Diamond' type variety as one of the parents. SSE Accession # 133201