Caspian Pink

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Caspian Pink
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	oblate, beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - sliced fruit. 2012-10-11.

B.C KO T

Large indet. plant with regular foliage, large pink beefsteaks up to 1 lb, juicy and meaty, with excellent flavor. Fruits look and taste just like the tomatoes from my grandma's farm in the south of Russia back in the 1970s. 8-16 oz.

Seed source:

1. Reimer Seeds

2. Veseys Seeds 04

3. CV McKenzie 03

Year grown: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011 (#1, 2 - crop failure), 2012 (2)

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

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 12-16 oz pink fruit with very good flavor.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Tomato Growers Supply 99

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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MI FL J

Large vines need caging or staking, 64 days, large 12-16 oz. round to slightly flattened dark pink fruit with rich, mildly sweet flavor, well worth growing. It did exceptionally well in the relatively cool wet conditions experienced here in the 2008 growing season.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Tatiana Kouchnareva, Anmore, BC (B.C KO T)

Year grown: 2008

Location:

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MI MA D

Days to maturity: 102 (June 10-September 20). Size: 8-12 ounces. Shape: Like a smooth globe. Color: Bright pink/red. Taste: Wonderful, not too sweet, no after taste. Better than I had expected. Production: Average.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Darrel Jones of Alabama, Selected Plants

Year grown: 2009

Location: Iron River, Michigan, Zone 3b

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TX GU R

80 days, indet., regular leaf, 8-12 oz fruit, oblate shape, mild sweet taste, good production.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Swallowtail Garden Seeds

Year grown:

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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CA CA N

The huge plants took sixty-two days to make a ripe fruit. They are indeterminate plants with regular leaves and are very hardy, lasting and making fruit till the last frost. The beautiful rose colored fruits are sweet and juicy and usually exceed one pound, my biggest one was two and a quarter pounds. This was my first beefsteak to ripen in last year's bad summer and is a good choice for anyone in a less-then-ideal climate.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Local nursery seedling, grown by Upstarts

Year grown: 2010

Location: San Jose, California, Zone 9b

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History

• A Russian heirloom from the Caspian Sea region, Russia.

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Original Russian name: Каспийский Розовый (a.k.a "Kaspijskij Rosovij" at Vent Marin)

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Also known as

• Kaspijskij Rosovij,
  
• Kaspiyskiy Rozovyi

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Heritage Tomato Seed (CA MC M). Caspian Pink. 2010.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. 2012-09-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. 2012-09-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. 2011-09-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. 2012-10-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. 2012-10-11.

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  Brian Creelman, Canada. Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. (uploaded with owner's permission)

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. 2009. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Dennis Margoni, MI. Caspian Pink - ripe fruit. 2009

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Caspian Pink. 2008

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - sliced fruit. 2011-09-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - sliced fruit. 2012-09-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink - sliced fruit. 2012-10-11.

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Caspian Pink. 2008

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink (McKenzie) - seedling. 2011-03-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink (Vessey) - seedling. 2011-03-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink (Vessey) - plant. 2012-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink (Vessey) - flower. 2012-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink (Vessey) - flower. 2012-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink (Vessey) - baby fruit. 2012-07-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Caspian Pink (Vessey) - baby fruit. 2011-07-09.

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  Dennis Margoni, MI. Caspian Pink - plant. 2009.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Diane's Flower Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Full Circle Seeds - new Good Mind Seeds - new Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2013 Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Swallowtail Garden Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new, sold out for 2012 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heritage Tomato Seed Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company	11	6
2011	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011 Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Terroir Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	13	5
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2010 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2010 Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Terroir Seeds Victory Seed Company	13	5
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - new Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Terroir Seeds - new Victory Seed Company	14	.
2008	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	17	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Veseys Seeds	18	.