Cuostralee

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Cuostralee
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak, oblate
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom, open-pollinated
Country	France

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-01.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plant with high yield of red beefsteak type fruits, 8-19 oz, excellent rich and sweet flavor.

Seed source:

1. Reimer Seeds

2. Peter Gallant, Prince Edward Island, Canada 07

3. Sylvana Manna, Alberta, Canada 05

Year grown: 2006(1), 2013

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

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MI FL J

Large vines need caging or staking, good productivity of large (usually 12-18 oz) meaty deep red fruit, usually oblate but some with irregular shapes, few seeds in numerous small gel sacks, rich tomato flavor make these a long-time favorite of mine.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / NY MA C (Carolyn Male of Latham, New York)

Year grown: 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006

Location:

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular foliage, 12 oz to 1.5 lb fruit, excellent taste and yield.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 95 / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C)

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, red beefsteaks up to 2 lbs., good producer.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Chuck Wyatt, Maryland

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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ID DE M

This was my largest tomato of 2016 (along with Chapman and George Detsikas Italian Red, I got a fair amount of 2lb tomatoes). Production was much better than it first looked like it would be, but late. Fruits were of variable sizes (with only a few ~2lb tomatoes; the other 2lb varieties were more consistently huge). The taste was somewhat tangy (but not as tangy as Matina was for me in 2016); it wasn't acidic. It didn't get mealy (many of my large tomatoes did). It tasted great as sauce, but may be too juicy for paste (without removing the juice). The shape varied from beefsteak to rounder.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / timeless-tomatoes.com (purchased 30 Jul 2015 under the name Coustralee)

Year grown: 2016

Location: New Plymouth, Idaho

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History

• It is a French family heirloom obtained by Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male in an extensive sharing of seeds in 1992 with Norbert Pairerra of Hellimer, France. Mr Pairerra sent Craig and Carolyn letters with a handwritten list of hundreds of varieties of French named OP tomatoes. They selected those that sounded most interesting, and growouts started the season after they were received.
• This is one of the 100 varieties described in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".
• The Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition noted 11 commercial sources in 2004.
• Sometimes the name is misspelled 'Coustralee'.

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See also

• Cuostralee, Pink

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G.) - baby fruit. 2013-07-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (B.C KO T) - green fruit. 2013-07-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G.) - green fruit. 2013-08-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G.) - green fruit. 2013-08-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G.) - green fruit. 2013-08-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (BC KO T) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (BC KO T) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee - ripe fruit. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (BC KO T) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (BC KO T) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (BC KO T) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cuostralee (Peter G) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-06.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Cuostralee. (posted with owner's permission)

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Cuostralee. 2005.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Pinetree Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Double Helix Farms Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Double Helix Farms Pinetree Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds The Sample Seed Shop - new, sold out Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	14	1
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed - new Johnny's Selected Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Pinetree Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	12	1
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Johnny's Selected Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	10	.
2008	Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	11	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	11	.

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