Wedekind Heirloom Pink
Wedekind Heirloom Pink | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
Country | Germany, USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., refular leaf, beautiful pink beefsteak fruits, 6-12 oz. Excellent sweet flavor. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07 / Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) / John Pavola of Sauk Center, Minnesota (MN PA J)
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 70 days, indet., regular leaf, good yield of 8-16 oz. fruit with very good taste.
Seed source:
- Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) 96 / John Pavola of Sauk Center, Minnesota (MN PA J)
Year grown: 1996
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX GU R
- 75 days, indet., regular leaf, extreme producer of very good tasting 12-24 oz red fruit.
Seed source:
- Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) / John Pavola of Sauk Center, Minnesota (MN PA J)
Year grown:
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- An heirloom tomato from Wr. Wedekind who died in 1984 at age 85. Mr. Wedekind's grandfather brought it from Germany, and it has been grown in Minnesota since then (likely since the early 1900s).
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1985 Yearbook by John Pavola of Sauk Center, Minnesota (MN PA J), who got the seeds directly from Mr. Wedekind. This was the only listing of Mr. Pavola in the SSE Yearbook.
- SSE TOMATO 1218.
- Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Wedekind Heirloom Pink - ripe fruit. 2013-09-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Wedekind Heirloom Pink - ripe fruit. 2013-09-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Wedekind Heirloom Pink - sliced fruit. 2013-09-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Wedekind Heirloom Pink - sliced fruit. 2013-09-22.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2013 | 0 | . | |
2012 | 1 | 1 | |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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Country | Germany, USA + |
Description | Indet., refular leaf, beautiful pink beefsteak fruits, 6-12 oz. Excellent sweet flavor. (15 seeds / packet) |
Fruit color | pink + |
Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
Fruit size | large + |
Fruit type | slicer + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
History | * An heirloom tomato from Wr. Wedekind who … * An heirloom tomato from Wr. Wedekind who died in 1984 at age 85. Mr. Wedekind's grandfather brought it from Germany, and it has been grown in Minnesota since then (likely since the early 1900s).
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Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | midseason + |
Member code | B.C KO T +, IL LO N + and TX GU R + |
Seed source | Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07 / Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) / John Pavola of Sauk Center, Minnesota (MN PA J) |
Variety type | open-pollinated + and heirloom + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
Year grown | 2013 + |