1884

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1884
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak, oblate
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom Country=USAwarning.png"heirloom Country=USA" is not in the list of possible values (heirloom, family heirloom, commercial heirloom, created heirloom, mystery heirloom, commercial, historic, open-pollinated, hybrid, stabilized accidental cross, stabilized intentional cross, unstable segregation line, de-hybridized, offtype, mutation, wild, unknown) for this property.
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 - sliced fruit. 2015-08-19.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants produce huge pink beefsteaks with somewhat ribbed shoulders. Outstanding rich flavor. 10-18 oz, some fruits get over 2 lbs. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Neil Gillard of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada (ONT GI N) 07 / CV Fox Hollow Seed Co.

Year grown: 2007, 2015

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

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Vigorous, indet., regular leafed plants. Late, probably around 90 days (estimating from records). Large pink fruits usually weigh around 1lb/450g. Excellent flavour quality in Midwest. Rich flavour that is not based on sweetness. People who tried it remarked "old fashioned flavour" or "like Grandpa's." Some cracking or weather checking of shoulders. Occasionally some green shoulders may persist after ripening.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Randy Gardner, NCSU (don't know his source)

Year grown:

Location:

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History

• Heirloom tomato, found growing after the great flood of 1884. The plant was discovered by a Mr. Williamson near Friendly, West Virginia in a pile of flood debris in 1884.

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Related

• 1884 Purple

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 - ripe fruit. 2015-08-19.

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  Keith Mueller. 1884.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). 1884 - sliced fruit. 2015-08-19.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tomato Growers Supply	.	.
2011	Reimer Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	3	1
2010	Reimer Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	2	.
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - out of stock TomatoFest	3	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	4	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply	4	.