Old Ivory Egg
Old Ivory Egg | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | yellow, white |
Fruit shape | plum, elongated |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | paste, canner |
Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
Country | Australia |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants. Ivory colored egg shaped fruits, 2-3 oz, very similar to Ivory Egg. Delicious sweet flavor, with just a hint of acidity. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Marcel Joosten, The Netherlands 11
Year grown: 2014
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with high yield of 4-5 oz yellow plum fruit, very good mild sweet flavor.
Seed source:
- George Weiss, North Babylon, New York (NY WE G) 98 / Ken Ettlinger, New York
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
GERM SC K
- indet., regular leaf, medium-sized egg-shaped fruit with green shoulders, some cracking. 60 - 80 gr fruit.
Seed source:
- www.ginsterfarm.ch
Year grown: 2006
Location: Germany
History
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- Offered in the SSE Yearbook in 1986 or earlier by Thane H. Earle of Whitewater, Wisconsin (WI EA T), who noted that the seeds were from Australia.
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Picture Gallery
Shaela Strata, NH. Old Ivory Egg - green fruit. 2013.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Old Ivory Egg - green fruit.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Old Ivory Egg - green fruit. 2014-07-19.
Shaela Strata, NH. Old Ivory Egg - green fruit. 2013.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Old Ivory Egg - ripe fruit. 2014-09-01.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Old Ivory Egg - ripe fruit.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Old Ivory Egg - ripe fruit. August 29, 2011.
Shaela Strata, NH. Old Ivory Egg and hen egg, size and shape comparison. 2013.
Shaela Strata, NH. Old Ivory Egg - ripe fruit. 2013.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Old Ivory Egg - sliced fruit. 2014-09-01.
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Seed Availability
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2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2014 | Heritage Tomato Seed TomatoFest |
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2013 | Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed TomatoFest |
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2012 | Heritage Tomato Seed | 1 | 1 |
2011 | Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed TomatoFest |
2 | 1 |
2010 | Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed - new Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
2 | 1 |
2009 | Heritage Harvest Seed Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
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2008 | Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
2 | . |
2007 | Tomato Growers Supply | 2 | . |
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