Pierrette

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Pierrette
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape beefsteak
Fruit size medium
Fruit type slicer
Variety type heirloom, open-pollinated
Country France
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierrette - sliced fruit. 2015-08-07.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf. Red perfectly shaped round oblate fruits. Juicy, delicious sweet flavor. 6-12 oz.

Seed source:

Dave Thompson, New Baltimore, Southeast Michigan 09

Year grown: 2015

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


TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, red fruit, 12-16 oz, very productive.

Seed source:

Luc Fichot, Belgium (BELG FI L)

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas


History

  • Originated in France. Very old variety that dates back to at least 1914, when it was offered in the catalog of Francesco Van den Borre of Trevise, Italy.
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 109835. Donated to USDA in 1935.
  • PI 237136, 1957.
  • PI 285679,, PI 644991, 1963
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Donald C. Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois (IL KE D) and Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B).
  • Introduced commercially in North America by Double Helix Farms in 2012.



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