(Spear's) Tennessee Green, Yellow Strain
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| (Spear's) Tennessee Green, Yellow Strain | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | bi-color |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | unstable segregation line |
| Country | Canada |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf, looks like it is segregating, so the original seeds were crossed.
- Plant 1: First to mature, 1.5-2" round chocolate coloured fruit with dark green shoulders, very beautiful and different from any dark-coloured saladette/large cherry tomatoes I have seen before. Very good strong flavor. I named it Chocolate Princess.
Seed source:
- B.C SA D 08 (Denise Salmon, Vancouver, BC, Canada) / Nat Bailey Farmer’s Market, BC, Canada 2006
Year grown: 2010
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Found by Denise Salmon of Vancouver, BC, Canada, in the box of green-when-ripe tomatoes labelled Tennessee Green, sold by a local vendor at Nat Bailey Farmer’s Market in 2006. The salesperson told Denise that this off-type fruit was found in the field of Tennessee Green tomatoes. Denise bought the off-type coloured fruits (yellow variant), saved some seeds and shared them with Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) in 2007.
- It is just a speculation that the Tennessee Green tomatoes sold at the farmer's market were in fact the Spear's Tennessee Green variety.
Related
- Spear's Tennessee Green (possibly a parent)
- Chocolate Princess (offspring)
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tennessee Yellow - baby fruit. 2010-07-11.
Denise Salmon (B.C SA D). (Spear's) Tennessee Green, Yellow Strain - ripe fruit (left).
Denise Salmon (B.C SA D). (Spear's) Tennessee Green, Yellow Strain - sliced fruits.
Denise Salmon (B.C SA D). (Spear's) Tennessee Green, Yellow Strain - sliced fruits.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plant 1 (F2) - ripe fruit. 2010-08-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plant 1 (F2) - ripe fruit. 2010-08-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plant 1 (F2) - sliced fruit. 2010-08-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Plant 1 (F2) - sliced fruit. 2010-08-29.
Seed Availability
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Facts about (Spear's) Tennessee Green, Yellow StrainRDF feed
| Country | Canada + |
| Description | Indet., regular leaf, looks like it is seg … Indet., regular leaf, looks like it is segregating, so the original seeds were crossed.
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| Fruit color | bi-color + |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
| Fruit size | large + |
| Fruit type | slicer + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| History | * Found by Denise Salmon of Vancouver, BC, … * Found by Denise Salmon of Vancouver, BC, Canada, in the box of green-when-ripe tomatoes labelled Tennessee Green, sold by a local vendor at Nat Bailey Farmer’s Market in 2006. The salesperson told Denise that this off-type fruit was found in the field of Tennessee Green tomatoes. Denise bought the off-type coloured fruits (yellow variant), saved some seeds and shared them with Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) in 2007.
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| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | late + |
| Member code | B.C KO T + |
| Seed source | B.C SA D 08 (Denise Salmon, Vancouver, BC, Canada) / Nat Bailey Farmer’s Market, BC, Canada 2006 |
| Variety type | unstable segregation line + |
| Year grown | 2010 + |