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)

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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.

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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.

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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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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - green fruit. 2014-07-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - green fruit. 2014-07-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - ripe fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - ripe fruit. 2014-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - ripe fruit. 2014-09-25.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Danko - ripe fruit. 2010. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - sliced fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - sliced fruit. 2014-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Danko - sliced fruit. 2014-09-25.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2014	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Gleckler Seedmen Victory Seed Company	2	0
2011	Gleckler Seedmen Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011 Victory Seed Company	4	0
2010	Gleckler Seedmen - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new	4	.
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center - new Victory Seed Company - new	1	.
2008		2	.
2007		0	.

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