Pink Banana

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Pink Banana
Family	C. maxima
Type	bananawarning.png"banana" is not in the list of possible values (acorn, blue Hokkaido, buttercup, butternut, cheese, delicata, hubbard, hulless, kabocha, pumpkin, spaghetti, summer, turban, white) for this property.
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	long
Fruit size	large
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Banana. 2011-09-30.

B.C KO T

(C.maxima) Cylindrical pink fruits 18-24" long and 5-7" in diameter. 8-15 lbs in weigh, dry yellow-orange sweet flesh. About 100-110 days to maturity.

Seed source:

1. Pinetree Seeds 08

2. Richmond Country Farms Market, BC 11

3. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 12

Year grown: 2011(2,3)

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

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History

• An heirloom winter squash variety that was very popular among American Pioneer families in the 19th century.
• PI 518678. Collected near Fitchville, Huron County, New York in 1984.
• USDA description:

Local type. Peduncle tan, corky. Fruit pink, smooth and unmarked with a light green zone at flower end. Seeds deep tan.

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Also known as

• Banana
• Jumbo Pink Banana

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015		.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2011		.	.
2010		.	.
2009		.	.
2008		.	.

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