Garvey's Plum

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Garvey's Plum
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

B.C KO T

Indet. plants with regular wispy foliage and fair yields of large pink heart-shaped fruits that can grow up to 22 oz, excellent taste, meaty flesh with very few seeds. Often produces double hearts. Not a plum, despite the name.

Seed source:

Bill D. McAlevey, Massachusetts 05 / NC LE C (Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina)

Year grown: 2008 (crop failure), 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 fair yield of 0.50-0.75 lb fruit with very good taste.

Source 

NY MA C 97 (Carolyn Male of Latham, New York) / NC LE C 93 (Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• Developed by a tomato enthusiast James Garvey of Pennsylvania, who originally called it 'Spanish Plum'. James Garvey shared the seed with Craig LeHoullier who lived in Pennsylvania at that time.

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See also

• Garvey's Beefsteak

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - plant. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - first flower. 2008-06-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - first flower. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - flowers. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - flowers. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - baby fruit. 2008-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - ripe fruit. 2009-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - ripe fruit. 2009-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Garvey's Plum - sliced fruit. 2009-09-05.

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Seed Availability

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2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2010		.
2009			.
2008			.
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