Aker's West Virginia
| Aker's West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | family heirloom |
| Country | USA |
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B.C KO T
- Indet., large regular leaf plant, large red beefsteak tomatoes up to 1 lb, excellent well balanced flavor, no cracking; a must grow for everyone who likes old-fashioned tomato flavor. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / Howard C. Essl of Bethesda, Maryland (MD ES H) 07 / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 97 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / Carl Aker, Pennsylvania
Year grown: 2007, 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
MAN ST T
- A delicious old heirloom from West Virginia. The deep red oblate beefsteak type fruit average 10 ounces and have excellent taste, on the tangy side. Good old-fashioned flavor that is perfect for a tomato sandwich or sliced. The gorgeous fruit are usually blemish free. Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage.
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Year grown:
Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada
MI FL J
- Large vines need caging or staking, 90 days, moderate production of large (about 1 lb) meaty and juicy red fruit with very good rich flavor.
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C)
Year grown: 2003
Location: Augusta, Michigan
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 1-1.25 lb beefsteak fruit, very good taste.
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 97
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX AN S
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with avg to high production of 10-16 oz red beefsteaks, very good flavor.
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Year grown:
Location: Bastrop, Texas
GERM SC K
- red tomato, indet.
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Year grown: 2011
Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany
History
- Family heirloom from West Virginia, from Carl Aker, Pennsylvania. Since 1993, Carl Aker has shared heirloom tomato varieties with Craig LeHoullier, and in 1996, Carl sent Craig some seeds labeled simply "West Virginia"; Craig amended the name to "Aker's West Virginia" to avoid confusion with other listed SSE tomatoes named "West Virginia."
- First appeared in Seed Savers 1997 Yearbook listed by Craig LeHoullier (NC LE C) and Carolyn Male (NY MA C).
- This is one of the 100 heirloom tomatoes mentioned in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".
- Seven commercial sources noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition.
Other varieties originating from Carl Aker
- Heart's Delite
- Aker's Oxheart
- Aker's Plum
- Nicky Crain (a variety given to Carl Aker by a friend)
Related
Picture Gallery
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Aker's West Virginia. 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Aker's West Virginia - leaf. May 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Aker's West Virginia - flower. June 5, 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Aker's West Virginia - green fruit. June 28, 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Aker's West Virginia - flower. June 7, 2011.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Aker's West Virginia - ripe fruit. 2015-08-18.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Aker's West Virginia, 2004-03-06.
Patty Brown, Ohio. Aker's West Virginia - ripe fruit. August 12, 2011. Posted with the owner's permission.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Aker's West Virginia - sliced fruit. 2015-08-18.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Aker's West Virginia - sliced. 2004-03-06.
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