Avon Early

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Avon Early
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	round, oblate
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - sliced fruit. 2014-08-16.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants produce medium to large red beefsteaks quite early in the season. 6-10 oz. Fruits are slightly ribbed, flattened, juicy, with excellent sweet flavor.

Seed source:

Robert Hoser, Germany 13 / Benary ? / IPK

Year grown: 2014

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

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History

• This is a very old commercial heirloom that appeared in 1925 and 1926 in the catalog of 'Miss Emma White' of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Same catalog offered both Avon Early and Earliana in 1926.
• Appeared in the catalog of 'Hasting's Seeds' in Atlanta, Georgia in 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939 and 1940.
• Appeared in the 1931 catalog of 'Bailey & Sons Co' of Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Re-introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - plant. 2014-06-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - flowers. 2014-06-16.

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

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - green fruit. 2014-07-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - green fruit. 2014-07-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - ripe fruit. 2014-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - ripe fruit. 2014-08-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - sliced fruit. 2014-08-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Avon Early - sliced fruit. 2014-08-21.

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