Bangladesh Heart

General Info
Seed Availability

Bangladesh Heart
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer, paste, canner
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	unknown

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - ripe fruit. 2010-09-10.

B.C KO T

Indet., wispy looking regular leaf foliage, which is typical for some heart-shaped and paste varieties from Eastern Europe, medium to large red heart-shape fruits, very meaty, very good taste.

Seed source:

1. John Seewald, New Jersey 07 (2004 seeds)

2. Robert Hoser, Wolfratshausen, Germany 10

Year grown: 2008 (#1, crop failure, crossed seeds), 2010 (1,2)

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

IL LO N

90 days, indet., regular leaf plant, high yield of 1-1.25 lb red, heart shaped fruit, very good taste.

Source: Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 97 / Hugh Lynn of Clay City, Illinois

Year: 1997

Location: Oblong, Illinois

B.C MC D

80-90 days, indet., regular leaf, red fruits up to 1 lb. Moderate producer, good flavour, but tends to split. Does not like hot weather. 10 lbs/plant.

Source: ?

Year: 2006

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

History

First offered in the Seed Savers 1998 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart, Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N), who got the seeds from Hugh Lynn of Clay City, Illinois.

Picture Gallery

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - 3 weeks old seedling. 2008-03-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (Robert Hoser) - plant. 2010-07-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (Robert Hoser) - plant. 2010-07-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - flower buds. 2008-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - flower. 2010-07-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - flowers. 2008-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2008-07-18.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2010-07-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2010-07-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - ripe fruit. 2010-09-10.
Rena Abernathy, GA. Bangladesh Heart. 2007. (uploaded with owner's permission)
Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Bangladesh Heart. 2006
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - sliced fruit. 2010-09-10.