Cobourg

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Cobourg
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	globe
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	cooking, canner, slicer
Variety type	heirloom, open-pollinated
Country	Canada

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf, round slightly lobed red/pink fruits about 2-3 oz, with some yellow shoulders when fruits are exposed to direct sun. The shoulders disappear when fruit is fully ripe. Good producer, excellent sharp taste, nice acidic/sweet balance. A great small tomato with a big taste!

Seed source:

Mireille Blais, Quebec, Canada 07

Year grown: 2008 (crop failure), 2009

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

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History

• Canadian heirloom.
• Introduced in Seed Savers 1986 Yearbook by Will Bonsall of Farmington, Maine (ME BO W), with no description given.
• PI 270176. Donated to USDA in 1960. Collected from Canada. Locality: From Hort. Expt. Station, Vineland, Ont.
• SSE TOMATO 887.

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Also known as

• Coburg

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - plant. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - flower buds. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - flower. 2008-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - flower. 2008-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - flowers. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - baby fruit. 2008-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - baby fruit. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - ripening fruit. 2009-08-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2012-09-14.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Cobourg - ripe fruit. 2012-09-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cobourg - sliced fruit. 2009-08-13.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Cobourg - sliced fruit. 2012-09-14.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
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	3	3
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	1	.
2009		0	.
2008		1	.
2007		1	.