EM-Champion

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EM-Champion
Maturity	early
Growth habit	det.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-03.

B.C KO T

Sprawling determinate plants with wispy regular leaf foliage grow up to 3' tall and are excellent for growing in pots. High yield of red fruits, from perfectly shaped hearts to slightly ribbed/ruffled. 6-12 oz. Delicious balanced flavor, meaty flesh. Very few seeds make it a real challenge to collect save many seeds for this variety. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

1. Alex Popovich, Surrey, BC, Canada 07

2. Valeriy Popenko, Semei, Kazakhstan 11 / CV Sibirskiy Sad 11

Year grown: 2013

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

TX GU R

70 days, det., regular leaf, heart shaped, pink/red fruit to 1.5 lbs., very good production, Western Siberia (Altai), Alexander Yabrov breeder.

Seed source:

Alex Popovich, Surrey, BC, Canada

Year grown:

Location: Pasadena, Texas

CZEC GR V

Seed source:

sjamesNorway

Year grown: 2021

Location: Czech republic,Brno, 780 ft

History

Russian heirloom from the seed collection of a Russian breeder Alexandr Yabrov.
First offered in the Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus.
The original Russian name is Em-Chempion.

Also known as

Russian name: ЭМ-Чемпион

The name means 'M-Champion' in Russian.

Description in Russian

"Великолепный среднеранний сорт для открытого грунта и пленочных укрытий. Растение детерминантное, высотой 0,5-0,7 м. Образует крупные, вкусные, гладкие, мясистые плоды средней массой 150-200 г (при этом масса отдельных плодов - до 800 г), сердцевидной формы, светло-красной окраски. Сорт отличается высокой урожайностью. Растение не нуждается в подвязке и пасынковании, на 1 кв.м высаживают 3-4 растения."

Picture Gallery

Vladimir Gross. EM Champion– green fruits. 2021-06-25
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - ripening fruit. 2013-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - ripening fruit. 2013-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - ripening fruit. 2013-07-30.
Vladimir Gross. EM Champion– ripening fruits. 2021-07-05
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - ripening fruit. 2013-07-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). M-Champion (Alex Popovich) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). M-Champion (Alex Popovich) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Valeriy Popenko)- ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Valeriy Popenko)- ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Alex P.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Alex P.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Alex P.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Alex P.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Alex P.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Alex P.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Valeriy Popenko)- ripe fruit. 2013-08-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko)- ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). M-Champion (Alex Popovich) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). M-Champion (Alex Popovich) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). M-Champion (Alex Popovich) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Alex P.) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Alex P.) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Champion (Valeriy Popenko)- sliced fruit. 2013-08-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko)- sliced fruit. 2013-09-03.

Picture Gallery

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - baby fruit. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). M-Champion (Alex Popovich) - baby fruit. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - green fruit. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). M-Champion (Alex Popovich) - green fruit. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - green fruit. 2013-07-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - green fruit. 2013-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). EM-Chempion (Valeriy Popenko) - green fruit. 2013-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). M-Champion (Alex Popovich) - green fruit. 2013-08-04.