Bishop's Castle Swiss Red

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Bishop's Castle Swiss Red
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	salad, slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	Switzerland

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B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf. Medium sized round smooth red fruits. 3-5 oz. Excellent bold taste. High yields.

Seed source:

François Lebel, Quebec, Canada 11

Year grown: 2019

Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)

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History

• Family heirloom.
• Originally from the Switzerland, grown since 1930 by Walter Müller and Marie-Linder. In 1952, the family brought it to British Columbia, Canada, and have been cultivating it in greenhouses since then. Seeds donated by their daughter Christine Wiebe.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B), who obtained the seeds from Bob Wildfong, South Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 2008.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bishop's Castle Swiss Red. 2019-08-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bishop's Castle Swiss Red. 2019-08-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bishop's Castle Swiss Red. 2019-08-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bishop's Castle Swiss Red. 2019-08-29.

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  François Lebel, Quebec, Canada. Bishop's Castle Swiss Red, sliced ripe fruits. 2006-08-09. (uploaded with the owner's permission)

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
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2012		.	.
2011		1	4
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		0	.
2007		0	.