Magnum Beefsteak

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• Seed Availability

Magnum Beefsteak
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

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B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, oblate red beefsteaks, 8-16 oz, very good flavor.

Seed source:

1. Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 06

2. Heirloom Tomatoes 06

3. The Sample Seed Shop 11 / Buffalo-Niagara TasteFest by M.Korney

4. Heritage Tomato Seed 10 / Heirloom Tomatoes 09

Year grown: 2010 (crop failure), 2011 (#1, #2)

Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 8-16 oz beefsteak fruit, very good flavor.

Source 

TN JO M 03 (Marianna Jones, Tennessee) / MD WY C (Chuck Wyatt, Maryland)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• The avid seed saver and the owner of Heirloom Tomatoes , Chuck Wyatt of Maryland, found this tomato as a volunteer in his garden in 1993. He selected and stabilized it and offered a stable version in 1997.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Magnum Beefsteak (He18) - plant. 2010-07-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Magnum Beefsteak (BC MC D) - flower buds. 2010-07-16.

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  Marla and Steve McClaren, CA (Heritage Tomato Seed). Magnum Beefsteak. 2009 (uploaded with the owner's permission)

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  Julien Schmit, France. Magnum Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2009.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Magnum (He18) - ripe fruit. 2011-10-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Magnum (He18) - ripe fruit. 2011-10-11.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Magnum Beefsteak - ripe fruit. 2009.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heritage Tomato Seed Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heritage Harvest Seed - new Heritage Tomato Seed Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Heritage Tomato Seed Tomato Growers Supply	.	.
2011	Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	5	0
2010	Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	5	.
2009	Heirloom Tomatoes Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest - new	5	.
2008	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	5	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	4	.