Origin: in Raleigh, N.C., by E.B. Morrow, North Carolina Agr. Expt. Sta., and George M. Darrow, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introd. in 1958. Myers × Black Giant; rabbiteye type; selected in 1944; tested as N.C. 478. Tree: vigor medium; spreading. Menditoo is adapted for local market and home-garden use because of its large fruit size and high quality. Fruit: large, averaging 95-100/half-pint cup; round; flesh medium-firm, dark blue to black; mildly and pleasantly flavored; free of grit cells; scar small, dry; ripens about 1 week later than Garden Blue, over a 6-to 8-week period or longer; clusters loose, medium.
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