Butternut Squash

Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata), also known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin, is a type of winter squash. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. It grows on a vine. The most popular variety, the Waltham Butternut, originated in Waltham, Massachusetts, where it was developed at the Waltham Experiment Station by Robert E. Young. In actuality, the Waltham Butternut squash was developed by Charles Leggett in Stow, Massachusetts. Leggett introduced researchers at the Waltham Field Station to the squash at that location.

 Butternut Squash

 Butternut Squash

 Butternut Squash

 Butternut Squash