Beefsteak, Yellow (Xenia, OH Greenhouse)
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| Beefsteak, Yellow (Xenia, OH Greenhouse) | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | bi-color |
| Fruit shape | oblate, beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
| Country | USA |
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 12-16 oz yellow fruit with pink marbling, excellent flavor.
- Source
- Glenn Longino of Hico, Texas (TX LO G2) 99
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX AN S
- 80-85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with high-average yield of 12-20 oz yellow beefsteaks with pink marbling, excellent flavor.
- Source
- Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 07 / Glenn Longino of Hico, Texas (TX LO G2) 99
Location: Bastrop, Texas
History
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1999 Yearbook by Glenn Longino of Hico, Texas (TX LO G2), who received the seeds from Susie Hamann of Greenville, Ohio. Ms. Hamann got two plants from an old commercial greenhouse that began operation in the 1920s in Xenia, Ohio. A friend of the greenhouse owner got the seeds in the 1960s.
Picture Gallery
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Beefsteak, Yellow (Xenia, OH Greenhouse). 2008.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Beefsteak, Yellow (Xenia, OH Greenhouse). 2008.
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Seed Availability
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