Thayer

Reticulatus type. Smaller fruit is oblate with a heavily netted/corked skin and intermediate ribbing. Fruit matures to yellow-green and has green striping the length of the fruit. Mature fruit is 3-6" long, 3.75-6" wide, and weighs 1-3 lbs. Orange flesh with a sweet aroma is moderately thick 0.8-1.5" thick and has a thin rind less than 0.5" thick. Fruit is juicy and has a standard musk-melon flavor with a smooth texture. Moderate productivity, early-maturing, and susceptible to anthracnose when grown in 2014 at Heritage Farm. SSE Accession # 113307