Alice's Egypt

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Alice's Egypt
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular, wispy
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, family heirloom
Country	unknown

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - ripe fruit. 2011-10-07.

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, wispy foliage, medium size red fruits, shaped like fat plums or blunt hearts. Bright red meaty flesh with small seed cavities and very few seeds, typical for heart-shaped tomatoes. The flesh is juicy and not dry as in paste tomatoes. Outstanding sweet flavor. 6-12 oz.

Seed source:

John Seewald, New Jersey 07 / OH IN F (Frederick Ineman, Ohio) / Alice Biltz

Year grown: 2010 (crop failure), 2011

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

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TX GU R

80 days, indet., regular leaf, heart shaped red fruit to 1.5 lbs.

Seed source:

Frederick Ineman, Ohio / Alice Biltz

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• Seed originally came from Alice Biltz, whose family had been growing it for decades.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - plant. 2011-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - baby fruit. 2011-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - baby fruit. 2011-08-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - green fruit. 2010-08-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - green fruit. 2011-08-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - green fruit. 2011-08-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - ripe fruit. 2011-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - ripe fruit. 2011-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - ripe fruit. 2011-09-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - ripe fruit. 2011-09-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - ripe fruit. 2011-10-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - sliced fruit. 2011-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Alice's Egypt - ripe fruit. 2011-10-07.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2011		3	2
2010		2	.
2009		2	.
2008		2	.
2007		1	.

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