Rocky

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Rocky
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape plum, heart, elongated
Fruit size large
Fruit type paste
Variety type open-pollinated, heirloom
Country Italy

B.C KO T

Indet., vigorous plants with regular leaf foliage. I got pink plums that match the descriptions of other growers, except they were pink and not red as my seed source described it. The other plant produced larger fruited pinks. Flavor is excellent, both sweet and acidic. It is a keeper, but unfortunately it is not a true 'Rocky'! I need to find another seed source for this variety.

Seed source:

Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07

Year grown: 2013

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


IL LO N

90 days, indet., regular leaf, plum shaped 1 lb fruit with good flavor, fair yield.

Seed source:

Merlyn Niedens of Polo, Illinois (IL NI M) 96 / IN MC G 85

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois


TX GU R

78 days, indet., regular leaf, very good yield of great tasting 8-12 oz elongated heart shaped red fruit.

Seed source:


Year grown: 2006

Location: Pasadena, Texas


History

  • Heirloom variety, some people say it originally came from Italy.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 1985 Yearbook by Greg McLaughlin of Indiana (IN MC G).



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Year Commercial Vendors Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
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2015 . .
2014 Tomato Growers Supply
TomatoFest
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2013 Double Helix Farms
Tomato Growers Supply
TomatoFest
. .
2012 Double Helix Farms
Tomato Growers Supply
. .
2011 Tomato Growers Supply
TomatoFest
3 0
2010 Tomato Growers Supply
TomatoFest
3 .
2009 Tomato Growers Supply
TomatoFest
3 .
2008 Tomato Growers Supply
TomatoFest
5 .
2007 Tomato Growers Supply 5 .


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CountryItaly +
DescriptionIndet., vigorous plants with regular leaf Indet., vigorous plants with regular leaf foliage. I got pink plums that match the descriptions of other growers, except they were pink and not red as my seed source described it. The other plant produced larger fruited pinks. Flavor is excellent, both sweet and acidic. It is a keeper, but unfortunately it is not a true 'Rocky'! I need to find another seed source for this variety. find another seed source for this variety.
Fruit colorred +
Fruit shapeplum +, heart + and elongated +
Fruit sizelarge +
Fruit typepaste +
Growth habitindet. +
History* Heirloom variety, some people say it originally came from Italy.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 1985 Yearbook by Greg McLaughlin of Indiana (IN MC G).
Leafregular +
Maturitymidseason +
Member codeB.C KO T +, IL LO N + and TX GU R +
Seed sourceMichael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07
Variety typeopen-pollinated + and heirloom +
VendorTomato Growers Supply +, TomatoFest + and Double Helix Farms +
Year grown2013 +
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