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Hunter
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Hunter is an Australian-bred butternut adapted to warmer production with reliable yields and classic tan fruit suited to local markets. Flesh quality aims at the sweet, moist profile shoppers expect from butternut rather than dry maximas. Useful where heat and day length differ from New England Waltham origins. Cook identically to other butternuts—roast, mash, soup. Choose Hunter when sourcing Australian or heat-adapted seed lines. Flavour stays in the familiar chestnut-sweet range.
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History
Australian breeding programmes released Hunter-type butternuts for local conditions.
Hunter became a recognised commercial butternut in Australian produce.
Export seed listings carried Hunter for warm-climate growers.
Hunter remained on farm planting lists for domestic squash supply.