Basinga

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Basinga
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	yellow, white
Fruit shape	oblate
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, family heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Basinga - ripe fruit. 2010-09-03.

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, medium size light yellow fruits with a pink blush at the bottom, juicy and mild tasting, 4-8 oz. Very similar in color to Snow White, so I can actually call it a 'white' tomato.

Seed Source 

Reimer Seeds / Patty Brown, Ohio 07|2010}}

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 0.75-1 lb yellow fruit with a pink blush, very good flavor.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 97 / Joe Bratka, Elmwood Park, New Jersey 96

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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GERM SC K

Pale yellow and green fruits, mild taste, late season.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / M. Hahm-Hartmann

Year: 2009, 2011, 2012

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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History

• Family heirloom of unknown origin, featured in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".
• There are currently different 'versions' of this tomato in circulation: large (IL LO N), medium and small pale yellow fruited, as well as a pale yellow heart (TN JO M). Both TN JO M and IL LO N received their seed from Carolyn Male, but ended up with different type of fruits. Carolyn Male originally described it as '6-12 oz light yellow fruit'. Perhaps at some point some crossing occurred.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Basinga - plant. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Basinga - flower. 2010-07-03.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Basinga - flower truss. June 13, 2009.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Basinga - ripe fruit. 2010-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Basinga - ripe fruit. 2010-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Basinga - ripe fruit. 2010-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Basinga - sliced fruit. 2010-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Basinga and Snow White cherry. 2010-09-03.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Seed Savers Exchange TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011 TomatoFest	6	2
2010	Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2010 TomatoFest	5	1
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	6	.
2008	TomatoFest	7	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange TomatoFest	6	.