Arkashin

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Arkashin
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - sliced fruit. 2014-08-14.

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Indet., regular leaf plants produce many large red beefsteaks. 8-12 oz, but some fruits can be up to 23 oz. Outstanding rich flavor. Very productive. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia 06

Year grown: 2006, 2014

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

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85 days, indet., regular leaf, red beefsteak fruit, 8-16 oz, excellent flavor, good yield.

Seed source:

Tatiana Kouchnareva, Anmore, BC (B.C KO T) 07

Year grown: 2007

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• Russian heirloom from Tamara Yaschenko's collection.
• The seeds were sent to Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) as part of a large seed exchange with Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia in 2006. Tatiana grew it in 2006 and offered it in the 2007 SSE Yearbook.
• Introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2009.

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Russian name: Аркашин

The name may mean "Arkasha's", where 'Arkasha' is a Russian male first name derived from 'Arkady'. Alternatively, "Arkashin" could be a last name of the breeder or the gardener the seeds were originally collected from. No historical information is available, and we can only speculate where the name came from.

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Description in Russian

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - baby fruit. 2014-06-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - baby fruit. 2014-06-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - baby fruit. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - green fruit. 2006.

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

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-08-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-08-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-08-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-08-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-09-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-09-17.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Arkashin - ripe fruits. 2009.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Arkashin - ripe fruit. August 25, 2010. Posted with the owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - sliced fruit. 2014-08-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Arkashin - ripe fruit. 2014-09-17.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Arkashin - sliced fruits. 2009.

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Seed Availability

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