Shishitou
Shishitou | |
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Classification | C. annuum |
Type | chili |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | long |
Fruit size | medium |
Heat level | sweet |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU) | 0 |
Maturity | midseason |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Japan |
B.C KO T
- Mid-early, small thin-walled glossy and wrinkled peppers that mature from green to brown and then to red. Fruits are 3-4" long and 1" in diameter, wavy and wrinkled, with blunt end. Some pods look like the famous Peter Pepper. Plants are compact and branching, with small leaves. High yields. Mild delicious sweet flavor which is even more enhanced when it is cooked. Very popular in Japan.
Seed source:
- Julien Schmit, Nancy, France 10
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Originated in Japan.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1992 Yearbook by Jim Stevens of Decorah, Iowa (IA ST J), who bought seeds from CV Dry.
- SSE PEPPER 175.
Also known as
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - plant. 2013-06-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - plant. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - plant. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - green fruit. 2013-06-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - green fruit. 2013-07-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - green fruit. 2013-07-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - green fruit. 2013-07-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-07-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-09-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-09-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-09-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-09-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-11-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shishito - ripe fruit. 2013-11-12.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new |
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2013 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds |
1 | . |
2012 | 0 | 1 | |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 0 | . |