Delicious

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

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, large red beefsteaks, good old-fashioned flavor, first fruits had inedible core, but later fruits did not have this problem. Meaty with few seeds. Smooth skinned. 10-14 oz.

Seed Source 

1. Reimer Seeds

2. CV Page's Seeds 05

3. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange 04

|2010 (#1, #2 - crop failure)}}

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IL LO N

90 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 1-1.5 lb beefsteak fruit, very good flavor.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / Dorothy Beiswenger, Crookston, Minnesota (MN BE D) 96

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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KY ST M

Large red beefsteak similar to Beefsteak, holds the record for the largest tomato ever grown.

Source

Reimer Seeds

Year:

Location: Sonora, Kentucky

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TX GU R

85 days, indet., regular leaf, 12-16+ oz fruit, solid with few seeds, tasty, good producer.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / CV Harvest Moon Farm

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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B.C GI K

Very late production, 90+ days. Good flavour. Moderate harvests of 11oz fruit. Good flavour and meaty. Hot weather seemed to delay production.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds

Year grown: 2014

Location: Edmonton, AB.

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History

• Introduced by Burpee in 1964 after years of selection from ‘Beefsteak (Crimson Cushion).

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Also known as

• Delicious, Burpee's

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See also

• Delicious, Yellow

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (CV Page) - plant. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - flower. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - flower. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (Page) - flowers. 2010-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (Page) - baby fruit. 2010-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - baby fruit. 2010-07-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - baby fruit. 2010-07-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - ripe fruit. 2010-08-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - ripe fruit. 2010-10-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - ripe fruit. 2010-10-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - ripe fruit. 2010-10-06.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Delicious and Yellow Delicious - ripe fruit. August 2013. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - sliced fruit. 2010-09-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Delicious (So1) - sliced fruit. 2010-10-06.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit - new Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds J.W. Jung Seed Company Knapp's Fresh Vegies NESeed Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Swallowtail Garden Seeds Terroir Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply * Victory Seed Company	6	3
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies NESeed (*) Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Territorial Seed Company Terroir Seeds Tomato Growers Supply * TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit Victory Seed Company	11	4 + 2 (as Burpee's Delicious)
2010	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Blue Ribbon Tomatoes Burpee Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Sand Hill Preservation Center Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Terroir Seeds Victory Seed Company	9	.
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Totally Tomatoes Terroir Seeds Victory Seed Company	8	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply Totally Tomatoes TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	10	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply	9	.