Blue Ridge Black

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Blue Ridge Black
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, stabilized accidental cross
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-01.

B.C KO T

Indet., potato leaf, medium purple-black beefsteaks, 6-12 oz. Meaty and juicy interior and excellent rich flavor. (very limited, 15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Theodore Corbett of Reichenbach-Steegen, Germany (GERM CO T) 11

Year grown: 2013

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

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History

• An accidental cross between Blue Ridge Mountain and an unidentified potato leaf variety, possibly Southern Night. It appeared in the garden of Millard Murdock of East Flat Rock, North Carolina (NC MU M) in the early 2000s.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2010 Yearbook by Millard Murdock of East Flat Rock, North Carolina (NC MU M) and Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S).
• Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014.

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Related

• Blue Ridge Mountain

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-07-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-07-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-07-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-07-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-07-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - ripe fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Susan Anderson, Texas (TX AN S). Blue Ridge Black F3 - ripe fruit. 2009. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - sliced fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - sliced fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - sliced fruit. 2013-08-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - plant. 2013-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - baby fruit. 2013-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - green fruit. 2013-07-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Blue Ridge Black - green fruit. 2013-07-03.

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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	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2013		2	.
2012		3	0
2011		3	0
2010		2	0
2009		0	.
2008		0	.
2007		0	.