Bonny Best, Geswein's Purple

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Bonny Best, Geswein's Purple
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

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - sliced fruit. 2009-08-14.

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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)

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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

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History

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• 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.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - flower buds. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - green fruit. 2009-06-27

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - ripe fruit. 2009-08-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - ripe fruit. 2009-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bonny Best, Geswein Purple - sliced fruit. 2009-08-14.

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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	.	.
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	.