Big Cheef
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| Big Cheef | |
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| Maturity | |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | potato |
| Fruit color | black |
| Fruit shape | oblate, globe |
| Fruit size | |
| Fruit type | slicer |
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History
- A result of a natural cross with Brandywine, Sudduth's and an unknown regular leaf parent in the garden of Ricky “B” of Murphreesboro, Tennessee, who sent F2 seeds to several Tomatoville members in 2006.
- The cross produced regular leaf plants in F1 generation and both potato and regular leaf plants in the F2 generation. Selection continued in 2007-2009 with potato leaf line as it had an excellent taste.
- Bill Jeffers of Evansville, Indiana selected for mahogany fruit on a potato leaf vine, and offered a stabilized version (F5) in the Seed Savers 2010 Yearbook.
- There are also red siblings, regular leaf siblings and one report of a yellow sibling floating around the globe.
Related
See also
Picture Gallery
Dean Slater, MI. Big Cheef - ripe fruit. Posted with owner's permission.
Bill Jeffers, Evansville, Indiana. (IN JE B2). Big Cheef, potato leaf, mahogany fruit. 2009. (uploaded with owner's permission.)
Bill Jeffers, Evansville, Indiana. (IN JE B2). Big Cheef, potato leaf, mahogany fruit. 2009. (uploaded with owner's permission.)
Dan and Val McMurray. Big Cheef - plants. 2009. (Uploaded with owner's permission.)
Dan and Val McMurray. Big Cheef - ripe fruit. 2009. (Uploaded with owner's permission.)
Seed Availability
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