Opal Creek
Opal Creek | |
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Uses | snap |
Growth Habit | pole |
Maturity | mid |
Flower Color | white |
Pod Color | yellow |
Seed Color | pale green or tan |
Seed Pattern | solid |
Name and History
Bred by Dr. Alan Kapuler of Oregon and, in his own words, "named in commemoration of the struggle for the old growth forests." Opal Creek is a creek and Wilderness Area in Willamette National Forest in Oregon, and is that state's largest unlogged watershed. Dr. Kapuler started with a cross between Golden Sweet and Sugar Snap, and after a lot of further crossing and selection of the following generations, succeeded in creating the first yellow-podded sugar snap pea.
This pea appears in:
Heritage Vegetable Review at Daughter of the Soil
Page 130 of Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties by Carol Deppe, published 2000 (appears under its "rough draft" name Golden Snap).
Description
Growth:
4 to 6 foot climbing plants with a yellow tinge to their stems, veins, new leaves, calyces, and buds.
Flowers:
White.
Pods:
Juicy and tender, with a mild, sweet flavor. Slender and a bit crescent-shaped, with a little "tail" at the far end.
Seeds: