De Bresse

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De Bresse
Classification	C. annuum
Type	pimento, chili
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	conical, long
Fruit size	medium
Heat level	mild
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)	500-1000
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	heirloom, open-pollinated
Country	France

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.

B.C KO T

5-8" long cylindrical fruits with blunt end, 1" in diameter. Delicious mild hot and fruity flavor. Very prolific, excellent for drying. Fruits turn from green to brownish and then to red.

Seed source:

Nathalie Antaya of Saint-Robert, Quebec, Canada (QUE AN N) 12 / Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) / AUST PO M

Year grown: 2013

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

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History

• An heirloom from the Bresse region, near Lyon, France.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1998 Yearbook by Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York (NY GO A), who received seeds from Gilbert Thebault of Sauze, France.
• SSE PEPPER 714.

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Also known as

• Piment de Bresse
  
• Rouge de la Bresse

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See also

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-07-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-10-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse No2 - ripe fruit. 2013-10-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse No2 - ripe fruit. 2013-10-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). De Bresse - ripe fruit. 2013-10-24.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2013		.	.
2012		1	1
2011		1	0
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		1	.

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