Kewalo
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Kewalo | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | globe |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf. Round slightly oblate smooth red fruits, 3-8 oz. Firm but juicy. Very good shelf life. Very good sweet flavor.
Seed source:
- Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08
Year grown: 2017
Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)
B.C MC D
- 80-90 days, regular leaf, indet., red round fruit, 4-8 oz good flavoured fruit, seems to ignore hot weather.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2007
Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada
TX GU R
- 75 days, det. with uniform ripening, 4-8 oz fruit, tolerant to bacterial wilt and tobacco mosaic virus, resistant to nematodes, FW, gray leaf spot and 1 strain of spotted wilt virus, from U of Hawaii.
Seed source:
Year grown:
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Developed by UH-CTAHR (College of Tropical Agriculture, University of Hawaii), along with other disease-resistant OP varieties: Healani, Anahu, Kalohi and Puunui.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1992 Yearbook by Jeff Rosenblatt, Malulani Organic Gardens, Haiku, Hawaii (HI RO J2).
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kewalo - ripe fruit. 2017-09-24.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Kewalo - sliced fruit. 2017-09-24.
Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Kewalo. 2007
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2014 | Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
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2011 | Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
2 | 1 |
2010 | Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
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2009 | Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
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2008 | Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
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2007 | Tomato Growers Supply | 2 | . |