Mary Washington Asparagus
Origin: USA
Item #: ASPARAGUS001
Mary Washington is one of
the most popular of all heirloom asparagus varieties and is an excellent
choice for the garden. The delicious asparagus shoots (called "spears")
are tender, thick, heavy and straight and are of a rich dark green color
with a purple tinge. Produces uniform spears and a heavy yield. This variety
was originally developed in California and introduced by the United States
Department of Agriculture in 1949.
In regards to the history
of this variety, Oregon State University states that:
"Modern American rust
resistant varieties trace back to breeding work done by
J. B. Morton at Concord,
Massachusetts under heavy rust conditions. A male plant,
A7-83, from a variety
called 'New American', was found to be exceptional in transmitting
rust resistance and vigor.
When A7-83 was crossed with B32-39, a female selected
from the English variety
`Reading Giant', the resulting progeny was the best of
many hundreds tested.
From this progeny came the strain called 'Martha Washington'
and the two original
parents were known as `Martha' and `Washington'. Later, another
female selection from
`Reading Giant', called `Mary', was crossed with `Washington'
resulting in the development
of `Mary Washington' the most important U.S. variety
to date. Currently a
strain of the `Mary Washington' type, 'California 500', is the
leading variety being
planted."
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