Chinese Purple

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Chinese Purple
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Purple (Pink) - sliced fruit. 2017-09-20.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf. Pink (not black-purple) beefsteaks, 8-20 oz, delicious sweet flavor, meaty but juicy, not many seeds.

Seed source:

Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08 / Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) / Geza Korbely, Hungary / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus

Year grown: 2017

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

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B.C MC D

70-80 days, indet., regular leaf, oblate purple fruit, 1+ lb. Good sweetish flavour. Lowered production in hot weather. Some splitting in humid weather.

Seed source:

Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 07

Year grown: 2007

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf, pink-black fruit, 8-14 oz, outstanding flavor, high yield.

Seed source:

Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN A) 07

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

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• First introduced to SSE in 2007 by Al Anderson, Ohio (OH AN A). The seeds came from Russia via Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus.
• The original name of this tomato is Kitaiskiy Rozovyi. It is an heirloom variety popular in Siberia, Russia, which is thought to be of Chinese origin.

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See also

• Kitaiskiy Rozovyi

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Purple (Pink) - ripe fruit. 2017-09-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Purple. 2017-09-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Purple. 2017-09-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chinese Purple (Pink) - sliced fruit. 2017-09-20.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Trade Winds Fruit - sold out for 2014	.	.
2013	Trade Winds Fruit	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Trade Winds Fruit	2	1
2010		2	.
2009		3	.
2008		3	.
2007		1	.

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