Russe

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Russe
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russia?

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Russe - ripe fruit. 2016-09-06.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf. Large round oblate red fruits with smooth shoulders. 8-16 oz. Very good balanced tomato flavor. More acidic than sweet.

Seed source:

1. Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08 / Christian Lemaire, France

2. Nathalie Antaya of Saint-Robert, Quebec, Canada (QUE AN N) 08 / a collector from France

Year grown: 2015(crop failure), 2016(1)

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

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B.C MC D

70-80 days, indet., regular leaf, 6' plants, 1+ lb red fruit, good tomato taste, slightly more acidic than sweet, no splits, vigorous, productive, 25 lbs/plant.

Seed source:

Christian Lemaire, France

Year grown: 2006

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, red fruit up to 1.5 lbs.

Seed source:

Luc Fichot, Belgium (BELG FI L)

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

•  ?
• This French name is too generic, and probably many tomatoes from Russia were labeled this way in France.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Donald C. Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois (IL KE D), who bought seeds from CV Lon in 1992.

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See also

• Russian

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Picture Gallery

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D). Russe - ripening. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Russe (1) - ripe fruit. 2016-09-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Russe (1) - ripe fruit. 2016-09-06.

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D). Russe - ripe fruit. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Russe (1) - sliced fruit. 2016-09-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Russe (1) - sliced fruit. 2016-10-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Russe (1) - sliced fruit. 2016-10-11.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new	3	.
2012		2	1
2011		2	1
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		2	.
2007		1	.

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