Bear Claw

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• Seed Availability

Bear Claw
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bear Claw - sliced fruit. 2014-08-29.

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80-85 days, indet., regular leaf, pink large and meaty beefsteaks, 8-14 oz on average, but some fruits can get up to 24 oz. Excellent sweet flavor. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Heirloom Tomatoes 06 (Donna Meinschein, Maryland) / Fax Stinnet / Ben Quisenberry collection

Year grown: 2006, 2014

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

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80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with high yield of 1-1.5 lb pink beefsteak fruit, excellent flavor.

Seed source:

Donald C. Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois (IL KE D) 98

Year grown:

Location:

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80 days, indet., regular leaf, excellent yield of superb tasting 1-1.5 lb pink beefsteaks, from D. Meinschein, Ben Quisenberry collection via Fax Stinnet.

Seed source:

Donna Meinschein, Maryland

Year grown:

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• First listed in the SSE Yearbook in 1984 by Kim Cary of Batesville, VA (VA CA K), who said that it came from Greenbriar County, West Virginia. The second listing appears in 1986 by Faxon Stinnett from Oklahoma who likely acquired it from Kim Cary.
• Chuck Wyatt acquired the seeds from Faxon Stinnett and listed it in 1999 SSE Yearbook, mentioning Ben Quisenberry's collection as an origin. It is not clear why Chuck changed the origin information, as Faxon Stinnett continued listing it as having West Virginia roots.
• In summary, all we know now is that Bear Claw either originated or found its way to West Virginia and was discovered/acquired by Kim Cary, VA.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bear Claw - flower. 2014-06-16.

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

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

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

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bear Claw - ripe fruit. 2014-08-29.

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

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bear Claw - ripe fruit. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bear Claw - sliced fruit. 2014-08-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bear Claw - sliced fruit. 2014-08-30.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Bear Claw - ripe fruit. August 20, 2009. Posted with owner's permission.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2016	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Heirloom Tomatoes	.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	.	.
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	9	.
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - new Heirloom Tomatoes Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new	9	.
2008	Heirloom Tomatoes	8	.
2007	Heirloom Tomatoes	5	.