Pilgrim
Variety of Cranberry · Vaccinium macrocarpon
Large-fruited USDA hybrid with a striking red cheek, good for juice and fresh market.
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1🇺🇸 USA 1961
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sourtart
Profile
- Parentage
- Prospector x McFarlin
- Breeder
- USDA
- Fruit weight
- 2 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Very large, oval berries, strongly red on top and yellowish underneath.
Growth
Vigorous USDA hybrid from the 1950s/60s breeding program.
Yield
High yield, mid-late ripening; large fruit size is a selling point.
Notes
Colour can be uneven when heat is lacking.
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