Royal Hillbilly

Indet., potato leaf. Large pink beefsteaks with very good flavor.

Seed source:

David Lemasters, Pennsylvania 08

Year grown: 2014

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

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 8-12 oz pink fruit with very good flavor.

Seed source:

Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 01 / Darrell Merrell of Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK ME D) 98

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

History

Introduced by the late Darrel Merrel in 1997.
A selection of Hillbilly given to Darrel Merrel by Ruth Marcum of Collinsville, Oklahoma, which she received from her brother Ralph Miller of Ohio. Ruth's seeds grew out three different tomatoes. Darrel selected 1 lbs tomatoes of deep pink color, with a purplish or violet tinge, and named it "Royal Hillbilly". He described the flavor as "exquisite... - very complex blend of sweet and tartness, snappy yet smooth". See [1] for more details.

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
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2014	Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	.	.
2013	Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2013 Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	3	.
2012	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	3	0
2011	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	6	0
2010	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	4	1
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply - new'	3	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds - new	3	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center	5	.