| AltName
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Piment d'Espelette +
, Espelette +
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| Country
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France +
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| Description
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Large conical peppers up to 6-7" long and … Large conical peppers up to 6-7" long and 1.5-2" in diameter. Only mildly spicy, this pepper has delicious sweet and almost smoky flavor. In our cool summer, we did not detect much heat in this pepper. Great for fresh eating or can be dried for the most flavorful and aromatic paprika. r the most flavorful and aromatic paprika.
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| Heat level
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very mild +
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| History
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* A French Basque pepper. According to [ht … * A French Basque pepper. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espelette_pepper Wikipedia], this pepper is cultivated in the French commune of Espelette, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, traditionally the northern territory of the Basque people. It is a cornerstone of Basque cuisine, where it replaced black pepper.
* First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Bruno Ansker of Ergue-Gaberic, France (FRAN AN B). sker of Ergue-Gaberic, France (FRAN AN B).
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| Maturity
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midseason +
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| Member code
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Category:B.C KO T +
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| Pepper Classification
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C. annuum +
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| Pepper fruit color
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red +
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| Pepper fruit shape
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conical +
, long +
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| Pepper fruit size
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medium +
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| Pepper type
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paprika +
, chili +
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| Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
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500-4,000 +
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| Seed source
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Alex Popovich, Surrey, BC, Canada 12
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| Variety type
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open-pollinated +
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| Vendor
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Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
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| Year grown
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2014 +
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| Categories |
Pepper List +
, Hot Peppers +
, Red Peppers +
, B.C KO T +
, Pepper Seeds +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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30 October 2014 18:55:08 +
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