Anna Russian

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Anna Russian
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer, canner
Variety type	heirloom
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian - ripe fruit. 2014-09-13.

B.C KO T

75 days, indet., wispy foliage, regular leaf, 5-17 oz pink, heart shaped fruit, excellent taste, good yield.

Seed source:

1. Reimer Seeds

2. John Waskiewicz, California 05

3. Dorothy Beiswenger, Crookston, Minnesota (MN BE D) 09

4. Tomato Growers Supply 11

5. Snow Seed 11

6. Solana Seeds 05

Year grown: 2006(1, 2), 2011*(4, 5), 2014(3)

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., wispy vines with finely cut foliage, 4-10 oz pink, heart shaped fruit, good taste, good yield.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 93

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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MAN ST T

A wonderful heirloom from Brenda Hillenius of Oregon who’s grandfather had obtained seeds from a Russian immigrant. The heart shaped fruit are pinkish-red and average about 1 lb. The flesh is sweet and juicy. Very high yields and also very early. Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage. (65 days from transplant).

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Heritage Harvest Seed

Year grown:

Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada

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MI MA D

93 days Gorgeous fruit, ox-heart shape with a pink/purple color. It tasted almost buttery to me. My vines were full of 10-16 oz. fruits.. The leaves were wispy and curled up early in the year. I mistakenly discarded one plant but the remaining plant provided me with plenty of tomatoes for such large fruit.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds

Year grown: 2010

Location: Iron River, Michigan

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TX GU R

85 days, indet., regular leaf, wispy plant, oxheart shaped 6-12 oz fruit, good slicer and canner, excellent flavor.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Swallowtail Garden Seeds

Year grown:

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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TX AN S

75-80 days, indet., regular leaf wispy/droopy foliage, moderate productivity of 5-12 oz dark pink oxhearts with excellent flavor.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Tomato Growers Supply

Year grown:

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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CZEC GR V

My favorite pink heart. Fertile.

Seed source:

Tatiana's TOMATObase, Canada

Year grown: 2015, 2017

Location: Czech republic, Brno, 780 ft

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History

• Anna Russian was sent to Craig LeHoullier in 1989 by Brenda Getty Hillenius of Corvallis, Oregon. She received the variety from her grandfather, Kenneth Wilcox. Kenneth received the seeds from a Russian immigrant in the 1980s, who was sent the variety by his family, who lived in Russia. Craig LeHoullier introduced it to the SSE Yearbook in 1989.
• First commercially introduced by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in 1996.
• Click here to view the letter sent by Brenda to Craig with the original seed sample
• This is one of the 100 heirlooms described in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".

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See also

• Russian Annie

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Picture Gallery

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  Julien Schmit, France. Anna Russian - baby fruit. 2008.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – green fruits. 2014-07-03.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – green fruits. 2014-07-14.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – green fruits. 2014-07-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Anna Russian - ripening fruit. 2008.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian (3) - ripe fruit. 2014-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian (3) - ripe fruit. 2014-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian - ripe fruit. 2014-09-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian. 2006.

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  Dennis Margoni, MI. Anna Russian - ripe fruit. 2010.

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  Marla and Steve McClaren, CA (Heritage Tomato Seed). Anna Russian. 2009 (uploaded with the owner's permission)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian. 2006.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Anna Russian - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Dennis Margoni, MI. Anna Russian - ripe fruit. August 2011.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – ripe fruits. 2014-08-15.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – ripe fruits. 2014-08-14.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – ripe fruits. 2014-08-17.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – ripe fruits. 2014-08-18.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – ripe fruits. 2014-08-20.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – ripe fruits. 2017-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian (3) - sliced fruit. 2014-08-28.

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  |Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian - sliced fruit. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Anna Russian (3) - sliced fruit. 2014-08-12.

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  Vladimir Gross. Anna Russian – sliced fruits. 2017-07-21.

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  |Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Anna Russian. 2007.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Diane's Flower Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed J&L Gardens Seed Pinetree Seeds Solana Seeds The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Full Circle Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds J&L Gardens Seed Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Snow Seed Solana Seeds Swallowtail Garden Seeds The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Two Wings Farm Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heritage Tomato Seed Pinetree Seeds The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply *	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Full Circle Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Reimer Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Snow Seed * Solana Seeds The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply * TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	13	3
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Full Circle Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed - new Pinetree Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Reimer Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	11	1
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Full Circle Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Totally Tomatoes Two Wings Farm Victory Seed Company	10	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Totally Tomatoes Victory Seed Company	17	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company	11	.

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