Purple Pickling

Dark purple-black market mature fruit straight, with few prickles on the dark purple calyx. White flesh. Market mature fruit is obovoid in shape and measure 5.5-8" long, 2-3.3" wide, and weigh up to 1 lb. Seed mature purple with yellow and brown. 4 locules. Measure 6.5-8.5" long, 2.5-4" wide, and weigh up to 21 oz. Plants have dark violet petioles, stems, and dark green leaves and measure 20-28" tall. Mid-season maturing and moderate yield when grown in 2015 at Heritage Farm. SSE Accession # 109491