Mammoth King Pumpkins

Mammoth King Pumpkins are slightly flattened. The rind is a mottled yellow and orange, with faint ribs.

Inside, they have coarse, thick yellow to bright-orange flesh.

They grow to be 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) wide and weigh 50 to 100 pounds (22 to 45 kg.)

Despite their size, they have good flavour for serving as a squash, or in pies.

120 days from seed.

History Notes

Mammoth King Pumpkins were known before 1824.

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Pie Pumpkins

Amish Pie Pumpkins
Amish Pie Pumpkins have pale orange rind, with moderate ribs showing as the pumpkins develop. Inside, they have dense, moist, sweet, pale orange flesh, with flesh walls up to 5 inches (13 cm) thick.
Autumn Gold Pumpkins
Autumn Gold Pumpkins have a deep orange rind, with slight ribbing. The skin colour develops before the pumpkin is fully ripe, making it good as an ornamental in areas that have early frost.
Baby Bear Pumpkins
Baby Bear Pumpkins have rich orange coloured rind, with a handle about 3 inches (7 1/2 cm) long. The pumpkins grow to be 5 to 6 inches (13 to 15 cm) wide and 3 1/2 to 4 inches (9 to 10 cm) tall, weighing 1 1/2 to 2 pounds (700 to 900g.) They have finely-textured flesh, which is good for pies, or baked as squash.
Baby Pam Pumpkins
Baby Pam Pumpkins have rich orange rind with moderate ribbing. The pumpkins have a sturdy, tan-coloured handle that is large for its size.
Buckskin Pumpkins
Buckskin Pumpkins are acorn-shaped, with tan-coloured rind. Inside, they have finely-textured, deep orange flesh.
Bushkin Pumpkins
Bushkin Pumpkins have orange rind and almost hulless, good tasting seeds. The pumpkins will weigh 8 to 10 pounds (3 1/2 to 4 1/2 kg.) Good for pies.
Casper Pumpkins
Casper Pumpkins have smooth, white rind with a bluish tinge at times, though less so than many other white varieties, with a tan coloured handle. They grow to be 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) wide by 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) tall, and weigh 10 to 20 pounds (4 ½ kg to 9 kg.) They have good tasting, dark-orange flesh.
Cheese Pumpkins
Cheese Pumpkins get their name because their flatter shape makes them look a bit like wheels of cheese. Compared to the big Hallowe'en pumpkins, they have a lighter-orange (sometimes tan or buff coloured) skin, and inside are sweeter and not as stringy.
Chelsey Pumpkins
Chelsey Pumpkins are often used by commercial processors for tinned pumpkin. Hybrid pumpkin.
Cheyenne Bush Pumpkins
Cheyenne Bush Pumpkins are pie pumpkins. They will weigh 5 to 8 pounds (2.3 to 3 1/2 kg.) The plant is a compact bush-type, producing pumpkins ready to harvest 80 to 90 days after planting the seeds Because it produces such an early harvest, it is good for areas with shorter growing seasons.
Cornfield Pumpkins
Cornfield Pumpkins grow to be 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm) wide and 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm) high, and will weigh 10 to 15 pounds (4 ½ kg to 7 kg.) They have strong handles. They can be used for pies or ornamental use.
Cotton Candy Pumpkins
Cotton Candy Pumpkins have glossy white coloured rind, with slight ribbing, and strong handles. They will weigh 5 to 12 pounds (2.3 kg to 5 1/2 kg.) Inside, they have sweet white flesh, which can be used as a squash or in desserts.
Dickinson Pumpkins
Dickinson Pumpkins are mostly round, with tan rind and sweet, coarse orange flesh. They grow to be 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm) wide and 12 to 14 inches (30 to 36 cm) tall.
Early Autumn Pumpkins
Early Autumn Pumpkins are round, with yellow rind that ripens early to orange. They have moderate ribbing, and a green handle with no pricklies on it.
Early Buckskin Pumpkins
Early Buckskin Pumpkins are an earlier ripening version of Buckskin Pumpkins. They are acorn-shaped, with buff-coloured rind.
Early Cheyenne Pie Pumpkins
Early Cheyenne Pie Pumpkins are small. They were developed, as the name indicates, to be ready to harvest early in the season, and for use in pies.
Eastern 7 X 7 Pumpkins
Eastern 7 X 7 Pumpkins are round. They grow to be 7 inches (18 cm) wide and the same tall.
Funny Face Pumpkins
Funny Face are uniformly-sized pumpkins, with bright orangey-yellow smooth rind, moderate ribbing, yellow flesh and firm handles. They grow 11 inches (28 cm) by 14 inches (36 cm), and will weigh 9 to 11 pounds (4 to 5 kg.) They can be used for pies, or as an ornamental.
Ghost-Rider Pumpkins
Ghost-Rider Pumpkins are round, with dark orange rind and a green handle. They have yellowish-orange flesh.
Gold Keeper Pumpkins
Gold Keeper Pumpkins have dark orange skin that is a bit rough with moderate ribbing, and yellowish-orange flesh. Their shape varies a good deal, and their weight ranges from 6 to 12 pounds (2.7 to 5 1/2 kg.) They are grown for commercial processing into pumpkin purée.
Golden Centennial Pumpkins
Golden Centennial Pumpkins are round, tending to oval. They will be 8 to 9 inches (20 to 23 cm) wide, with golden-orange rind, and thick flesh.
Howden Pumpkins
Howden are Jack-O-Lantern type pumpkins. They are somewhat tall, though occasionally round, with hard, rich orange skin with slight ribbing, and thick, firmly attached handles.
Howdens Field Pumpkins
Howdens Field are uniformly-sized, Jack-O'-Lantern type pumpkins, with a hard, moderately-ribbed, rich orange rind, and thick flesh walls. They will weigh 25 to 30 pounds (11 to 13 ½ kg.) Despite their size, they have good enough flavour to be used for commercial processing or for pies.
Hybrid Pam Pumpkins
Hybrid Pam Pumpkins have dark burnt orange rind, and a long, thick, green handle. They will weigh 5 to 7 pounds (2 1/4 to 3 kg.) These are good pumpkins for making pumpkin purée from.
Kentucky Field Pumpkins
Kentucky Field Pumpkins are usually somewhat squat, with smooth, dull orange-tan, hard rind that has slight ribbing. They have thick flesh walls, and at their centre, coarse yellow flesh.
Large Cheese Pumpkins
Large Cheese Pumpkins are squat, with a buff-coloured, hard rind with slight ribbing. They average 15 inches (38 cm) wide by 7 inches (18 cm) tall, and weigh 12 to 15 pounds (5 ½ to 6 ¾ kg.) They have sweet, orangish-yellow, finely-textured flesh which is very good as a vegetable squash or for pies.
Libby's Select Dickinson Pumpkins
Libby's Select Dickinson Pumpkins are a special strain of Pie Pumpkin used by Libby's (a division of Carnation Company) for their canned pumpkin. The pumpkins are grown on 4,000 acres around in Tazewell, Illinois and in four adjacent counties, with operations headquartered in Morton, Illinois.
Long Island Cheese Pumpkins
Long Island Cheese Pumpkins are flattened, shaped like a cheese-box used to be shaped. They have smooth, tan-coloured rind with moderate ribbing, and weigh 6 to 10 pounds (2.7 to 4 ½ kg.) They have relatively sweet, deep-orange flesh which is good for pies.
Mammoth King Pumpkins
Mammoth King Pumpkins are slightly flattened. The rind is a mottled yellow and orange, with faint ribs.
Mystic Plus Pumpkins
Mystic Plus Pumpkins are round, tending to tallish, with bright orange rind with moderate ribbing. They have firmly attached, dark green, very thick handles.
Mystic Pumpkins
Mystic Pumpkins are round, uniformly-sized pumpkins with dark orange rind and thick flesh walls. They have firmly-attached handles.
Pam Pumpkins
Pam Pumpkins have deep orange-coloured rind and firmly-attached handles. They will grow 6 inches (15 cm) wide and tall, and weigh between 4 to 7 pounds (1 3/4 to 3 kg.) They can be used for ornamental painting or for pie.
Pie Pumpkins
Pie Pumpkins are pumpkins that are good for making pumpkin pies from. They will have dry (i.e.
Small Sugar Pumpkins
Small Sugar Pumpkins are round, flattened at the top and bottom, and have a hard, smooth deep orange rind with moderate ribbing. They grow to be 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) wide, and weigh 6 to 10 pounds (2.7 to 4 ½ kg.) Inside, they have thick, sweet, finely-textured bright-orangey yellowish flesh that is not watery or stringy, and that has very good taste.
Snack Jack Pumpkins
Snack Jack Pumpkins are round, slightly tall, with bright orange rind with slight ribbing. They will weigh 2 to 2 1/2 pounds (around 1 kg), and have hull-less seeds.
Spookie Pumpkins
Spookie Pumpkins are round, with bright orange rind. They grow to be 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) wide, and weigh around 5 pounds (2 1/3 pounds.) They have good flavour for pies.
Spooktacular Pumpkins
Spooktacular Pumpkins have bright, deep-orange rind, with moderate ribbing and a firmly-attached tan handle. They grow to be 5 to 6 inches (13 to 15 cm) wide, and weigh 3 to 4 pounds (1.4 to 1.8 kg.) The flesh is smooth and finely-textured, with very good flavour for pies.
Streaker Pumpkins
Streaker Pumpkins are round, with deep orange rind. They grow to be 9 inches (23 cm) wide and tall, and weigh around 8 pounds (3 1/2 kg.) They are fairly multi-purpose pumpkins.
Sugar Treat Pumpkins
Sugar Treat Pumpkins have bright orange rind. They grow on a hybrid, semi-bush plant.
Touch of Autumn Pumpkins
Touch of Autumn Pumpkins have light orange rind, sometimes darker, with moderate ribbing and a long handle firmly attached. They grow to be about 6 inches (15 cm) wide and tall, and weigh 2 to 3 pounds (1 to 1 1/2 kg.) Inside, they have deep orange flesh.
Trickster Pumpkins
Trickster Pumpkins are squat, with dark orange rind with moderate ribbing, and a long thin handle, firmly attached. They average about 6 inches (15 cm) wide and weigh 3 to 3 ½ pounds (1.3 to 1.5 kg.) These are pie pumpkins, but they can also be displayed as ornamentals.
Virginia Mammoth Pumpkins
Virginia Mammoth Pumpkins are classified as cheese pumpkins because of their shape. They are actually a bit oval, though.

Also called:

Cucurbita maxima Mammoth King (Scientific Name)

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