📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Gramma Climen Hagen
- 🌍 Origin: An heirloom from the McIntee family, grown for many years by their grandmother, Bertha Jean (Anderson) Climenhaga (born in 1910). Introduced to seed collectors by Dale Thurber. Note: The variety is often circulated under the spelling “Gramma Climen Hagen”.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). A heavy-yielding plant known for a long fruiting season (continuous production).
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, round, and meaty. There is some variation in color descriptions: the original source describes them as bright orange, while Russian growers often note a deep yellow base with a pink blush on the blossom end (“pink cap”).
- 👅 Flavor: Sweet, aromatic, and meaty, with distinct citrus notes.
- ⏳ Maturity: Mid-season.
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Tall, indet., mid-season variety. The fruits are large, beautiful, deep yellow in color with a pink cap (blush), meaty, sweet, aromatic, and tasty. A very productive variety with a long fruiting period.
Variety history:
An old heirloom from Dale Thurber’s collection. Dale’s description: A McIntee family heirloom, a variety planted for many years by their grandmother Bertha Jean (Anderson) Climenhaga, born in 1910. An abundantly yielding variety that produces bright orange, large, round meaty fruits with a good citrus flavor.
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