African Queen

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African Queen
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	family heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - ripe fruit. 2012-09-10.

B.C KO T

indet., potato leaf, high yield of large pink beefsteaks of variable shapes, 12-20 oz, excellent sweet flavor, meaty flesh with small seed cavities, few seeds.

Seed source:

IL LO N 09 (Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois) / Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York (NY GO A) 08 / TN CO J (John Coykendall of Smoky Mountains, East Tennessee) / Jack Maderis

Year grown: 2010, 2012

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

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., potato leaf plant with a good yield of 12-20 oz pink beefsteak fruit with excellent flavor.

Seed source:

Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York (NY GO A) 08 / John Coykendall of Smoky Mountains, East Tennessee (TN CO J) / Jack Maderis

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TN MA T

Large oblate, slightly irregular pink beefsteak. Indet, Potato Leaf on medium large plants. Consistently delivers fruit over 1 lb. 80 days. This one is in my garden every year.

Seed source:

Theodore Corbett of Reichenbach-Steegen, Germany (GERM CO T) 09

Year grown: 2010, 2011, 2012

Location: LaFollette, Tennessee, USA

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History

• Jack Maderis's family heirloom from North Carolina.
• First introduced in Seed Savers 2008 Yearbook by Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York. Amy obtained the seed from local artist and seed collector John Coykendall, while she visited the Blackberry Farm in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. John got tomato plants from Jack Maderis in 1986, and he has been saving seeds since then.
• Some SSE members who obtained the seed from Amy Goldman in 2008 reported some percentage of the plants being regular leaf.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - plant. 2010-07-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - flowers. 2010-07-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - flowers. 2012-06-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - flowers. 2012-06-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - baby fruit. 2012-07-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - green fruit. 2010-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - ripe fruit. 2010-09-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - ripe fruit. 2010-09-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - ripe fruit. 2012-09-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - ripe fruit. 2012-09-10.

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  Marla and Steve McClaren, CA (Heritage Tomato Seed). African Queen. 2009 (uploaded with owner's permission)

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  Ted Maiden (TN MA T): African Queen - ripe fruit. 2012-07-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - sliced fruit. 2010-09-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - sliced fruit. 2012-09-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Queen - sliced fruit. 2012-09-23.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2016	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed The Sample Seed Shop - new	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heritage Tomato Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2012 Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	8	1
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Gleckler Seedmen - new Heritage Tomato Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	2	2
2010	Heritage Tomato Seed - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new	7	.
2009		3	.
2008		1	.
2007		0	.