Arbuznyi

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Arbuznyi
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	brown, black
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	unknown

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - ripe fruit. 2010-08-23.

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, fruits are medium size, 4-8 oz, round oblate beefsteaks, beautiful mahogany skin color with dark green shoulders and faint thin dark green stripes, striking dark pink/purple/mahogany flesh. Excellent taste, smoky and slightly acidic, small seed cavities, juicy.

Seed source:

Barbara Morgenroth, NY 06 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A)

Year grown: 2010

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

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B.C MC D

70-80 days, det., regular leaf, 2-4 oz red fruit. Moderate producer. Good flavour. 12 lbs/plant.

Source

 ?

Year: 2006

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

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FRAN SC J

indet., black fruit 3-8 oz, sometimes ribbed, with streaks. Typical black tomato flavor.

Source 

 ?

Year: 2008

Location: Nancy, France.

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MAN ST T

(aka Watermelon Like) Originally from Russia. The purplish colored fruits have occasional green striping and average 8oz. This variety has slightly smaller fruit than Indian Stripe or the other “Blacks” but it has an outstanding unique flavor. Very productive and one of the highlights of the 2008 season! Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage. (75 days from transplant).

Source

Heritage Harvest Seed

Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada

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History

• Russian commercial variety, a new selection introduced by a Russian CV 'Gavrish' in the early 2000s, developed by the breeders Gavrish, Morev, and Amcheslavsky.
• First introduced to SSE by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus in 2007. Andrey lists it as indet., 5-6 oz dark raspberry fruit with dark green stripes, which makes fruit look like a watermelon, hence the name.

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Also known as

• Arbus,
  
• Arbuus

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Russian name: Арбузный

The name can be translated as 'Watermelon-Like'.

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Description in Russian

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - plant. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - flowers. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi, baby fruit. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi, baby fruit. 2010-07-01.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Arbuznyi - baby fruit. 2008.

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  Sherry Shiesl, Alaska. Arbuznyi - green fruit. 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - green fruit. 2010-08-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - ripening fruit. 2010-08-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - ripening fruit. 2010-08-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - ripening fruit. 2010-08-15.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Arbuznyi - green fruit. 2008.

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Arbuznyi - plant. 2006

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Arbuznyi - ripening fruits. 2006

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - ripe fruit. 2010-08-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - ripe fruit. 2010-08-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - ripe fruit. 2010-08-23.

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  Sherry Shiesl, Alaska. Arbuznyi - ripe fruit. 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - sliced fruit. 2010-08-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arbuznyi - sliced fruit. 2010-08-23.

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  Sherry Shiesl, Alaska. Arbuznyi - sliced fruit. 2011.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Gleckler Seedmen Solana Seeds The Sample Seed Shop	.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Solana Seeds The Sample Seed Shop	.	.
2012	Double Helix Farms Gleckler Seedmen The Sample Seed Shop - new	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new, sold out for 2011 Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Solana Seeds	4	4
2010	Gleckler Seedmen - new Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Solana Seeds	3	0
2009	Heritage Harvest Seed - new Solana Seeds	4	.
2008	Solana Seeds - new	3	.
2007		1	.

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