Eckert Polish

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Eckert Polish
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom
Country	Poland

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf plant, high yield of pink beefsteaks that are slightly ribbed and may have some green shoulders, 8-20 oz range, very good to excellent flavor, more sweet than acidic.

Grown from two seed sources, and the fruits came out identical, perhaps slightly larger on average from John Seewald's seed.

Seed source:

1. John Seewald, New Jersey 05 / Seed Savers Exchange

2. ONT HU J 06 (Jennifer Hutson, Ontario, Canada)

Year grown: 2009

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of pink oblong fruit with very good flavor.

Source 

NY MA C 96 (Carolyn Male, New York)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

80 days, indet., regular leaf, excellent yield of great tasting 10-16 oz pink oblong fruit.

Source

 ?

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• Heirloom from Poland. Carolyn Male received seeds from Duanne Smith in 1991 and introduced it to SSE in 1992.
• There are two different tomatoes in circulation under this name - one is a pink oblong or semi-pear shaped (vended by Sand Hill Preservation Center ), and a pink beefsteak.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - flower buds. 2009-06-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - flower buds. 2009-06-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (ONT HU J) - flowers. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - baby fruit. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - ripe fruit. 2009-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - ripe fruit. 2009-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - ripe fruit. 2009-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (ONT HU J) - ripe fruit. 2009-09-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (ONT HU J) - sliced fruit. 2009-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - sliced fruit. 2009-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Eckert Polish (John Seewald) - sliced fruit. 2009-09-08.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds The Sample Seed Shop - new	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds The Sample Seed Shop	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center The Sample Seed Shop	2	1
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new (beefsteak) Sand Hill Preservation Center The Sample Seed Shop	3	0
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center (pear-shaped)	2	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center	4	.