Zhong Shu No.6

From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
Jump to: navigation, search
[edit]

Zhong Shu No.6
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape oblate
Fruit size medium
Fruit type slicer
Variety type open-pollinated
Country China
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zhong Shu No.6 - sliced fruit. 2014-09-21.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants. Red round fruits, 4-6 oz, with very good tomato flavor. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Bruce Van Order of Freeville, New York (NY VA B) 07 / Dorene Pasekoff of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (PA PA D) 04 / USDA

Year grown: 2014

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


TX GU R

80 days, indet., regular leaf, excellent yield of superb tasting, 8-16 oz red globe fruit.

Seed source:


Year grown: 2006

Location: Pasadena, Texas


TX AN S

80 days, indet., regular leaf, high yield of excellent tasting, 6-14 oz red globe fruit.

Seed source:

Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07

Year grown: 2008

Location: Bastrop, Texas



History

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 586668. Donated to USDA in 1988 from China.
  • Chinese origin (?).
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2002 Yearbook by Dorene Pasekoff of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (PA PA D), who received the seeds from the USDA via Farmers Cooperative Germplasm Project.
  • Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.



Picture Gallery



Order seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop



Seed Availability

Year Commercial Vendors Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018 . .
2017 . .
2016 . .
2015 Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new . .
2014 . .
2013 4 .
2012 4 1
2011 5 0
2010 5 + 1 (Zhong Shu) .
2009 6 .
2008 5 .
2007 6 .


Click here to order seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop


You can buy Zhong Shu No.6 seeds at Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop.

By buying our seeds you help us to maintain and improve Tatiana's TOMATObase website, and to preserve many endangered open-pollinated varieties.

The proceeds from seed sales and donations are our only source of funding at this time.

Thank you so much for your support!

Tatiana

Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Navigation
Contributors, Partners, and Breeders
NEW 2018 Tatiana's Seed Catalog
Informational Database
Reports and Other Resources
Copyrights
User Contributions
Tools