Tennessee Black
Tennessee Black | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | black, purple |
Fruit shape | globe |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country |
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- Indet., regular leaf plants. Medium sized purple-black fruits, 6-10 oz. Excellent flavor.
Seed source:
- Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08 / Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) / John Sink of Ohio (OH SI J) 02
Year grown: 2017
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
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- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 6-12 oz purple-black fruit with very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 06 / John Sink of Ohio (OH SI J) 02
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- It seems that this variety originated from Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio, who introduced it in the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook. Al Anderson said that he got seeds from John Siegel, Ohio, in 2002 and that 'it was a surprise from seeds sent by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds '.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tennessee Black - ripe fruit. 2017-09-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tennessee Black - sliced fruit. 2017-09-16.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2017 | . | . | |
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2012 | . | . | |
2011 | 3 | 1 | |
2010 | 3 | 1 | |
2009 | 3 | . | |
2008 | 3 | . | |
2007 | 2 | . |
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