Dwarf Beauty King

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Dwarf Beauty King
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	dwarf, indet.
Leaf type	regular, rugose
Fruit color	red, striped
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	created heirloom, stabilized intentional cross
Country	Australia, USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Dwarf Beauty King - ripe fruit. 2017-09-17.

B.C KO T

***NEW 2016 Release from Tomato Dwarf Project***. OSSI-Pledged variety. Indet. vigorous dwarf (tree-type) plants with regular leaf rugose foliage. Round oblate medium to large fruits, red, with golden stripes and speckles. Very few seeds. Outstanding rich flavor. 4-10 oz, with an occasional huge fruit, up to 20 oz.

Seed source:

Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 16 / Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 16

Year grown: 2017

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

History

Developed in the 2011-2016 by the members of the Dwarf Tomato Project from a cross between Dwarf Wild Fred (an F4 selection) and Beauty King made by Vince Lavallo in 2011, which he named Beauty. It was selected and named collaboratively by Vince Lavalle, Craig, Bill Yoder, Kay Robbins, and Susan Oliverson.
Released in 2016.
This variety is now associated with the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI)
- The OSSI Pledge - " You have the freedom to use these OSSI seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents, or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives." The seed packets that you share or sell should include this information.
More information about the development of this cultivar can be found on the Dwarf Tomato Project website.