Seminole

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Seminole
Family	C. moschata
Type
Fruit color	goldenwarning.png"golden" is not in the list of possible values (blue, black, gray, green, orange, pink, red, striped, tan, white, yellow) for this property.
Fruit shape	teardropwarning.png"teardrop" is not in the list of possible values (banana, butternut, cheese, flattened, long, oval, ribbed, round) for this property.
Fruit size	small
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	heirloom
Country	USA

B.C KO T

Seed source:

Jeannine Chalmers, Coquitlam, BC 12 / West Coast Seeds 08

Year grown: 2015

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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History

• Old heirloom variety.
• This variety was rated one of the ten most endangered American foods by RAFT. It was cultivated by the Seminoles in the Everglades region of Florida in the 1500s. The seeds were sowed at the base of girdled trees, so that the irrepressible vines, which grow in excess of 30', climbed the trunks, allowing the fruit to hang from the bare limbs.
• Greek-speaking Seminole Indians gave it the name "chassa-howitska", meaning “hanging pumpkin.”

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Seminole seeds.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
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