Costa Rica

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Costa Rica
Maturity	early
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Costa Rica

B.C KO T

60-70 days, compact indet., regular leaf plant with a very high yield of red round fruits, about 1-1.5 oz, good tomato flavor.

Seed source:

Mireille Blais, Quebec, Canada 07 / TomatoFest

Year grown: 2007

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

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GERM SC K

Source 

B.C KO T

Year: 2010

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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TX GU R

60 days, indet., regular leaf, huge production of good tasting red round golfball size fruit.

Source 

Sand Hill Preservation Center

Year: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• Introduced in SSE 1988 Yearbook by Glenn Drowns of Calamus, Iowa, who obtained the seed from Donald Branscomb, CA in 1985. Glenn listed it as 'Costa Rica 205481' and described it as indet., 2.25" red globe with excellent yield.
• PI 205481. Donated to USDA from Costa Rica in 1953.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Costa Rica - seedling. 2007-02-11

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Costa Rica - baby fruit. 2007-07-02

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Costa Rica - seedling. 2009.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Costa Rica - ripe fruit. 2010.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Costa Rica - ripe fruit. 2010.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Costa Rica - sliced fruit. 2010.

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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 TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	2	4
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	1	.
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	1	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	2	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center	1	.