Roi Humbert

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Roi Humbert
Maturity	late
Growth habit	det.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	plum, pear
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	canner, paste, cooking
Variety type	heirloom
Country	unknown

B.C KO T

Compact det. plants with regular foliage, heavy fruit set quite early in the season. Small elongated red fruits, some with a small nipple at the blossom end. 1-3 oz, about 2.5-3" long. Fruits grow in clusters of 4-8. Most of the fruits ripen at the same time, which is very convenient for canning. Very good sweet flavor. A very good keeper. Fruits can be also picked green at the end of the season and ripened inside, they would still be of a very good quality. A great paste, cooking, or canning tomato.

Seed source:

Kristien Dhoor, Belgium 06

Year grown: 2011 (crop failure), 2012

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

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History

• Very old variety, described in Vilmorin 1885.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1995 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B), who received seeds from Norbert Parreira, France in 1992.
• SSE TOMATO 2042.

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Also known as

• King Humbert
• King Umberto
• Re Umberto

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - baby fruit. 2011-07-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - baby fruit. 2012-07-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - green fruit. 2012-07-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - green fruit. 2012-07-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - green fruit. 2012-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - green fruit. 2012-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - ripe fruit. 2012-09-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - ripe fruit. 2012-10-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - sliced fruit. 2012-09-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Roi Humbert - sliced fruit. 2012-10-06.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest	.	.
2012		0	0
2011	TomatoFest (as Ethiopia Roi Humbort)	1 + 6 (as King Humbert	0
2010	TomatoFest (as Ethiopia Roi Humbort)	1 + 7 (as King Humbert)	.
2009	TomatoFest (as Ethiopia Roi Humbort)	1 + 1 (as King Umberto) + 5 (as King Humbert)	.
2008	TomatoFest (as Ethiopia Roi Humbort)	1 (as King Umberto) + 7 (as King Humbert)	.
2007		2 (as King Umberto) + 9 (as King Humbert)	.