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Old August 26, 2010   #5
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Carol, you mentioned several times that your fruits were orange but GQ is not orange, it ripens up to gold. In my book I said a "deep golden with a pearly pink blush at maturity" and I should have said pink blush at the blossom end as was the original.

There are many white and yellow and gold varieties that do develop a pink blush at the blossom end, and sometimes a bit can be seen inside, but those who described their GQ from earlier don't speak to the blush or give other traits that allow it to be called the same as or very similar to the original Livingston release.

And yes, it's indet as well, and these traits from the GQ we obtained from the USDA. Also 8-12 oz, oblate and clusters of 3-5.

So if what you have is orange I'm not sure what it is.
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