Cobourg
Cobourg | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | globe |
Fruit size | small |
Fruit type | cooking, canner, slicer |
Variety type | heirloom, open-pollinated |
Country | Canada |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf, round slightly lobed red/pink fruits about 2-3 oz, with some yellow shoulders when fruits are exposed to direct sun. The shoulders disappear when fruit is fully ripe. Good producer, excellent sharp taste, nice acidic/sweet balance. A great small tomato with a big taste!
Seed source:
- Mireille Blais, Quebec, Canada 07
Year grown: 2008 (crop failure), 2009
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Canadian heirloom.
- Introduced in Seed Savers 1986 Yearbook by Will Bonsall of Farmington, Maine (ME BO W), with no description given.
- PI 270176. Donated to USDA in 1960. Collected from Canada. Locality: From Hort. Expt. Station, Vineland, Ont.
- SSE TOMATO 887.
Also known as
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - plant. 2009-06-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - flower buds. 2009-06-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - flower. 2008-07-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - flower. 2008-07-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - flowers. 2009-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - baby fruit. 2008-07-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - baby fruit. 2009-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - ripening fruit. 2009-08-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.
Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2012-09-14.
Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2012-09-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - sliced fruit. 2009-08-13.
Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Cobourg - sliced fruit. 2012-09-14.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2016 | . | . | |
2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 3 | 3 |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | 1 | . |
2009 | 0 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |