Pickler, Burpee's

Short, glossy, dark green fruit. Pale green stripes and extensive speckling at the blossom end. Black spines on prominent bumps. Superficial ribbing. Fruit become orange-brown and develop slight cracks at maturity. Market mature fruit measure 3.8-5.5" long by 1.4-2.5" wide and weigh 3-9oz. Seed mature fruit reach 6-9.3" long by 2.9-3.3" wide. Good, sweet flavor. Crunchy. Average skin thickness. Early maturing. Average productivity when grown in 2013 at Heritage Farm. Donated to SSE in 2002 by Jeff Joseph (CA JO J2) who acquired this variety from the W. Atlee Burpee seed company. SSE Accession # 109394