Bonny Best, Geswein's Purple
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Bonny Best, Geswein's Purple | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | irregular, beefsteak |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | unknown |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular foliage, ribbed flattened medium sized pink fruits of irregular shapes, 6-14 oz, quite good flavor, moderate to high yields.
Seed source:
- Neil Gillard of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada (ONT GI N) 07 / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C)
Year grown: 2009
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular foliage, 4-8 oz fruit, good taste and yield.
- Source
- Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 95
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- ?
- USDA-NSL 27489, PI 645123. Donated to USDA in 1963 from Wyoming, USA.
- Introduced in Seed Savers 1995 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Latham, New York (NY MA C) and Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C); original seed from the USDA.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - flower buds. 2009-06-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - green fruit. 2009-06-27
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - green fruit. 2009-07-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - green fruit. 2009-07-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - ripe fruit. 2009-08-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - ripe fruit. 2009-09-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - sliced fruit. 2009-08-14.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 1 | 1 |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | 2 | . |
2009 | 0 | . | |
2008 | 0 | . | |
2007 | 2 | . |
Facts about Bonny Best, Geswein's PurpleRDF feed
Country | unknown + |
Fruit color | pink + |
Fruit shape | irregular + and beefsteak + |
Fruit size | medium + |
Fruit type | slicer + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | midseason + |
Member | B.C KO T + and IL LO N + |
USDA | PI 645123 + |
USDA link | http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1094996 + |
Variety type | open-pollinated + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |