Giant Italian Paste

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Giant Italian Paste
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	elongated, plum
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	paste, canner, cooking
Variety type	family heirloom, open-pollinated
Country	Italy

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - sliced fruit. 2014-08-29.

B.C KO T

Tall and lanky indet. plants with wispy regular leaf foliage. Beautiful red fruits shaped like fat pears or blocky plums. 5-12 oz. Quite juicy to be a paste tomato, it is great in salads. Delicious full flavor with quite a bit of sweetness. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 07

Year grown: 2014

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

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B.C MC D

70-80 days, det., regular leaf, red fruit up to 1 lb. Late start and hot weather reduced the normal production. Juicy, and meaty fruit, with a good flavour. 10 lbs/plant.

Seed source:

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Year grown: 2006

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

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History

• First offered in the Seed Savers 1986 Yearbook by Edward Peabody, West Farmington, Ohio (OH PE E), who said it is an heirloom, brought by friend's grandmother from northern Italy in early 1900s.
• Introduced commercially in North America by Double Helix Farms in 2014.

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See also

• Italian Paste, Large,
  
• Italian Paste,
  
• Big Italian Paste,
  
• Super Italian Paste

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - plant. 2014-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - baby fruit. 2014-06-23.

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  Dan and Val McMurray. Giant Italian Paste - green fruits. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - green fruit. 2014-07-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - green fruit. 2014-07-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - ripe fruit. 2014-08-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - ripe fruit. 2014-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - ripe fruit. 2014-10-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - sliced fruit. 2014-08-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - sliced fruit. 2014-08-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - sliced fruit. 2014-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Italian Paste - sliced fruit. 2014-10-01.

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