African Vining

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African Vining
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer, paste
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	unknown

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - ripe fruit. 2013-09-09.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular sparse wispy foliage. Medium pink heart-shaped fruits with very meaty flesh and very few seeds. Excellent sweet flavor. 4-14 oz. (limited, 15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 07 / Gary Millwood of Louisville, Kentucky

Year grown: 2013

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

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B.C MC D

70-80 days, indet., regular leaf, pink heart-shaped fruit up to 1 lb. Rapid growing slender vine, reasonably productive. Heart shaped to pointed paste in hot weather.

Seed source:

Year grown: 2007

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

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History

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• First offered in the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook by Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A), who obtained the seeds from Gary Millwood of Louisville, Kentucky.
• Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014.

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See also

• African Vining (Green)

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - flowers. 2013-06-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - flowers. 2013-07-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - baby fruit. 2013-07-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - baby fruit. 2013-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - baby fruit. 2013-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - ripe fruit. 2013-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - ripe fruit. 2013-09-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - ripe fruit. 2013-09-19.

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  Dan and Val McMurray. African Vining. 2007.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - sliced fruit. 2013-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - sliced fruit. 2013-09-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). African Vining - sliced fruit. 2013-09-19.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2013		2	.
2012		2	.
2011		2	0
2010		2	.
2009		2	.
2008		2	.
2007		1	.