Pink Elephant
Pink Elephant | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants. Pink beefsteaks with excellent sweet flavor and nice meaty flesh. 6-16 oz. Some with ruffled shoulders, some are smooth. High yields.
Seed source:
- 1. Kristien Dhoor, Belgium 06 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A)
- 2. Terry Tassone, Wadsworth, OH 14 / Saska (Wizardica Wizz) in Croatia
Year grown: 2011(1), 2017
Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)
History
- Russian commercial variety ‘Rozovyi Slon’, introduced in North America and Western Europe by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus under its translated name.
- Selection from Rozovyi Gigant by GISOK. The seeds distributed by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A) in 2005-2006 was regular leaf, but the real Rozovyi Slon variety is potato leaf.
- This selection has been known as a regular leaf tomato.
Russian name: Розовый Слон
- The name means 'Pink Elephant' in Russian.
Description in Russian
See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant - seedling planted. 2011-05-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant - plant. 2011-06-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant - leaf. 2011-06-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (2). 2017-08-31.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (2). 2017-08-31.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (1). 2017-08-31.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (1). 2017-08-31.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (2) - ripe fruit. 2017-09-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (1) - ripe fruit. 2017-09-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (2) - sliced fruit. 2017-09-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (1) - sliced. 2017-09-17.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Trade Winds Fruit - sold out for 2014 | . | . |
2013 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - new Delectation of Tomatoes - new Double Helix Farms - new Trade Winds Fruit |
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2012 | Double Helix Farms | . | . |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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Country | Russia + |
Description | Indet., regular leaf plants. Pink beefsteaks with excellent sweet flavor and nice meaty flesh. 6-16 oz. Some with ruffled shoulders, some are smooth. High yields. |
Description in Russian | |
Fruit color | pink + |
Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
Fruit size | large + |
Fruit type | slicer + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
History | * Russian commercial variety ‘Rozovyi Slon … * Russian commercial variety ‘Rozovyi Slon’, introduced in North America and Western Europe by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus under its translated name.
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Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | midseason + |
Member code | B.C KO T + |
Russian name | Розовый Слон + |
See also | Rozovyi Gigant + and Rozovyi Slon + |
Seed source | 1. Kristien Dhoor, Belgium 06 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A)
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Translation | The name means 'Pink Elephant' in Russian. |
Variety type | open-pollinated + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +, Trade Winds Fruit +, Delectation of Tomatoes + and Double Helix Farms + |
Year grown | 2011(1) + and 2017 + |