Oscar Gonthier's

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Oscar Gonthier's
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom, open-pollinated
Country	Canada

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier's (1) - sliced fruit. 2014-08-17.

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Indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Large red beefsteaks with very good flavor that is more acidic than sweet. Some fruits are shaped like blunt hearts. 9-12 oz. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

1. John Seewald, Somers Point, New Jersey 07

2. Nathalie Antaya of Saint-Robert, Quebec, Canada (QUE AN N) 08 (wrong seeds)

3. Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 08 / Garrett H. Pittenger of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ONT PI G)

Year grown: 2014

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

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with high yield of 10-16 oz red fruit, very flavorful, Canada heirloom.

Seed source:

ONT PI G, Quebec, Canada.

Year grown:

Location:

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History

• Heirloom from Canada. Original seed was from Oscar Gonthier of Drummondville, Quebec, Canada.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N), who got the seeds from Garrett H. Pittenger of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ONT PI G).
• Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.

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See also

• Oscar's Oxheart

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier's (1) - flowers. 2014-06-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier's (1) - baby fruit. 2014-06-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier's (1) - baby fruit. 2014-06-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier's (1) - ripe fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier (1) - ripe fruit. 2014-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier's (1) - sliced fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier (1) - sliced fruit. 2014-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Oscar Gonthier (2) - sliced fruit. 2014-09-05.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2014		.	.
2013		1	.
2012		1	2
2011		1 (as Oscar Ganthier)	2
2010		2	.
2009		1 (as Oscar Ganthier ?)	.
2008		0	.
2007		1	.

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