Cleota Pink

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Cleota Pink
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

B.C KO T

Indet., potato leaf, very large pink beefsteaks, excellent sweet flavor, meaty but juicy flesh, no core. 8-16 oz. Good yields. Survived the late blight in 2011.

Seed source:

1. TN SA A 07 (Andrea Saylor, Tennessee)

2. Mireille Blais, Quebec, Canada 07

3. Darlene Starr, Pennsylvania 11 / Marianna's Heirloom Seeds 10

4. Marianna's Heirloom Seeds 10

Year grown: 2011 (#1, 2)

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

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MAN ST T

An excellent pink beefsteak tomato with great taste. The large fruit are similar to the Pink Brandywine tomato except earlier. Produced much better under extreme heat conditions compared to Brandywine as well. Indeterminate. (80 days).

Source

Heritage Harvest Seed

Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., potato leaf, very large pink beefsteak up to 2 lbs., good producer.

Source 

TN JO M (Marianne Jones, TN) / TN MC R

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• A variety from Tennessee, said to be named after the woman the seeds were from. No historical details are known.

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See also

• Cleota Yellow

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (TN SA A) - seedling. 2011-03-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (TN SA A) - green fruit. 2011-08-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (TN SA A) - green fruit. 2011-09-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (TN SA A) - green fruit. 2011-09-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (TN SA A) - ripening fruit. 2011-09-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (TN SA A) - ripe fruit. 2011-10-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (TN SA A) - ripe fruit. 2011-10-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (TN SA A) - ripe fruit. 2011-10-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cleota Pink (Mireille Blais) - ripe fruit. 2011-10-02.

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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 Diane's Flower Seeds	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heritage Harvest Seed	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2011	Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	1	0
2010	Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	1	.
2009	Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	1	.
2008	Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	2	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	1	.