Vigorous large vines produce big fruit with a crooked neck and decorated with green stripes. Great warm weather crop. A Native American heirloom squash great for fall pumpkin and market garden uses. A great winter keeper with sweet flesh good for pies and canning . Home and Market gardeners favorite. Grown for very dependable yields. A perfect shape for fall decoations. Easy to store! The word cushaw comes from the Algonquin word coscushaw.