Big Yellow, Simpson

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Big Yellow, Simpson
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	yellow
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - ripe fruit. 2012-10-12.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf, very large and sometimes slightly ruffles orange beefsteaks with excellent flavor. 8-20 oz. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

John Seewald, New Jersey 07 / Marianne Jones of Dickson, Tennessee (TN JO M) / Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) / Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 98 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 96

Year grown: 2011 (crop failure), 2012

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

IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with high yield of 8-12 oz yellow fruit with very good flavor.

Source: Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 98 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 96

Location: Oblong, Illinois

History

An heirloom of Mrs. Nora Simpson, Rogersville, Tennessee.
First offered in the Seed Savers 1996 Yearbook by James A Wolfe of Rogersville, Tennessee (TN WO J).

See also

Big Yellow

Picture Gallery

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow, Simpson - plant. 2012-06-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow, Simpson - plant. 2012-06-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow, Simpson - first flower bud. 2012-06-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - flower. 2012-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - ripe fruit. 2012-09-04.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - ripe fruit. 2012-10-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - ripe fruit. 2012-10-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - ripe fruit. 2012-10-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - ripe fruit. 2012-10-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - ripe fruit. 2012-10-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - ripe fruit. 2012-10-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - sliced fruit. 2012-10-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - sliced fruit. 2012-10-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Yellow Simpson - sliced fruit. 2012-10-30.