Lithuanian
Lithuanian | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | potato |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | oblate, beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Lithuania |
B.C KO T
- Large indet., potato leaf, large pink beefsteaks with ruffled shoulders, with first fruits having more ribbing and later fruits being more smooth, quite flattened, 9-18 oz, outstanding sweet flavor, meaty, not a lot of seeds, very beautiful. Very good yield. Excellent sweet flavor at any stage of ripeness. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- John Seewald, New Jersey 05 / SSE
Year grown: 2006, 2014
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., potato leaf plant with good yield of 2+ lb pink beefsteak fruit, excellent flavor.
Seed source:
- Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 03 / Don Podolia, West Virginia
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX AN S
- 75 days, indet., potato leaf plants, large pink ribbed beefsteaks, 8-18 oz, excellent sweet, rich flavor.
Seed source:
- Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 06 / Don Podolia, West Virginia
Year grown: 2007
Location: Bastrop, Texas
TX GU R
- 80 days, indet., potato leaf, excellent yield of outstanding tasting huge pink beefsteaks.
Seed source:
- ?
Year grown:
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
First offered in the Seed Savers 2203 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C), who obtained the seeds from her friend, Don Podolia of West Virginia, now deceased. No other history known.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - flowers. 2014-06-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - baby fruit. 2006-07-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - green fruit. 2006-08-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - green fruit. 2014-07-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - ripe fruit. 2014-08-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - ripe fruit. 2014-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - ripe fruit. 2014-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - ripe fruit. 2006-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - ripe fruit. 2014-09-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - sliced fruit. 2014-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - sliced fruit. 2014-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lithuanian - sliced fruit. 2014-09-19.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2016 | . | . |
2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2014 | Heritage Tomato Seed | . | . |
2013 | Heritage Tomato Seed - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center |
9 | . |
2012 | Heritage Tomato Seed - new | 8 | |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center |
7 | 0 |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Sand Hill Preservation Center |
8 | 1 |
2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center |
8 | . |
2008 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 10 | . |
2007 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 7 | . |