Early Yates

Medium-sized, round fruit. Light grey-green rind with darker green mottling. Slight longitudinal grooves. Thin rind. Fruit crack open easily when ripe. Very early maturing. Pink flesh. Fair flavor. Short harvest window. Brix score: 8.7. Brown seeds with darker brown spotting. Intermediate productivity when grown in 2015 at Heritage Farm. Fruit reach 7-9" long; 6-10" wide; and weigh 8-13lbs. Acquired by SSE from the USDA. SSE Accession # 127796