1884 Purple

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1884 Purple
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Canada

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - sliced fruit. 2012-10-10.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plant with excellent yield of large, black/purple beefsteak fruits with green shoulders, 8-20 oz, very meaty, juicy, sweet, rich, outstanding flavor, creamy flesh. (limited, 15 seeds / packet)

The seeds offered in our 2014 seed catalog were raised by Heritage Tomato Seed , and we are so grateful to Steve McClaren for donating the seeds to us.

Seed source:

1. Jeff Casey, Alberta, Canada 06 / Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R)

2. Heritage Tomato Seed 14 / Gary Gragg, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 13

Year grown: 2006, 2011 (crop failure), 2012, 2013*(2)

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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TX AN S

75-80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with average yield of lovely, purple-pink beefsteak fruits, sometimes with apple green shoulders, 12-24 oz, outstanding flavor.

Seed source:

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) 07 / Jeff Casey, Alberta, Canada 06 / Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R)

Year grown: 2008

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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History

• Jeff Casey of Alberta, Canada received the seeds for the "1884" tomato from Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas in 2005, and shared with Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) in Dec 2005. Both Jeff and Tatiana grew it in 2006 and observed large, dark-black-purple fruits which, in Tatiana's opinion, were better than the original 1884. Tatiana named it "1884 Purple" to highlight fruit color difference compared to 1884.

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See also

• 1884

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - seedling planted. 2012-05-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - seedling planted. 2012-05-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - seedling planted. 2011-05-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - flower. 2012-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - baby fruit. 2012-07-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - green fruit. 2012-07-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - ripe fruit. 2012-09-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - ripe fruit. 2012-10-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - ripe fruit. 2012-10-10.

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  Heritage Tomato Seed. 1884 Purple - ripe fruit. 2012

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): 1884 Purple. 2008.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): 1884 Purple, sliced. 2008.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - sliced fruit. 2012-09-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 Purple - sliced fruit. 2012-10-10.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2014 Heritage Tomato Seed	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013 Heritage Tomato Seed - sold out for 2013	.	.
2012		5	1
2011		3	1
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2010	4	.
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	5	.
2008		3	.
2007		1	.