Chittenango
Chittenango | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | oblate |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | family heirloom, open-pollinated |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants. Red beefsteaks, 6-12 oz. Very good full tomato flavor. (20 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Bruce Van Order of Freeville, New York (NY VA B) 07
Year grown: 2014 (crop failure), 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf, high yield of 6-14 oz. red fruit, very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Bruce Van Order of Freeville, New York (NY VA B) 09
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- An heirloom from Bruce Van Order's family, it was found in his truck garden back in the 1960s near Chittenango, New York.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1995 Yearbook by Bruce Van Order of Freeville, New York (NY VA B).
- Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2016.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chittenango - ripe fruit. 2015-07-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chittenango - ripe fruit. 2015-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chittenango - ripe fruit. 2015-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chittenango - ripe fruit. 2015-08-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chittenango - sliced fruit. 2015-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chittenango - sliced fruit. 2015-08-16.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | 2 | . | |
2012 | 2 | 1 | |
2011 | 2 | 1 | |
2010 | 2 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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