Danko

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Danko
Maturity midseason
Growth habit det.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape heart
Fruit size medium
Fruit type slicer
Variety type open-pollinated
Country Russia
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - sliced fruit. 2014-08-28.

B.C KO T

Det. plants with wispy regular leaf foliage produce red heart-shaped fruit, 5-10 oz. Delicious flavor. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

M. Hahm-Hartmann, Germany 09

Year grown: 2014

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


History

  • Russian commercial variety, developed by Siberian Research Plant Breeding Institute.
  • Danko is a hero from a legend / story by Maksim Gorky. Danko sacrificed himself to save his people by tearing out his heart and holding its burning heart to lead them from darkness to freedom.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2008 Yearbook by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus and Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C).
  • Introduced commercially in North America by Sand Hill Preservation Center and Victory Seed Company in 2009.



Russian name: Данко

Danko is a hero from a legend / story by Maksim Gorky. Danko sacrificed himself to save his people by tearing out his heart and holding its burning heart to lead them from darkness to freedom.



Description in Russian

  • "Среднеспелый, до 400 гр, почковидной формы, красный, куст высотой 0,5м-0,7 м. Низкорослый тип куста в сочетании с крупными, мясистыми плодами."




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