Bangladesh Heart

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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)

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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

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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

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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.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - 3 weeks old seedling. 2008-03-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (Robert Hoser) - plant. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (Robert Hoser) - plant. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - flower buds. 2008-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - flower. 2010-07-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - flowers. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2008-07-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2010-07-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bangladesh Heart (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2010-07-21.

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

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  Rena Abernathy, GA. Bangladesh Heart. 2007. (uploaded with owner's permission)

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Bangladesh Heart. 2006

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

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013		.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new, sold out for 2011	0	1
2010		3	.
2009	.	2	.
2008	.	2	.
2007	.	1	.

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