German Red Strawberry
| German Red Strawberry | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular, wispy |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | heart |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer, canner, paste |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, family heirloom |
| Country | Germany, USA |
B.C KO T
- mid- to late season, but it is worth waiting for, very tall healthy indet. plants with regular wispy foliage, produced large red heart shaped fruits, 12-20 oz, with excellent sweet flavor. Meaty flesh and few seeds.
- Seed Source
- 1. Reimer Seeds
- 2. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 06
- 3. Neil Gillard of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada (ONT GI N) 10 (1997 seed) / NY MA C 96 (Carolyn Male of Latham, New York)
- 4. Geza Korbely, Hungary 05 (crossed or mixed up - potato leaf), see Geza's Strawberry Potato
|2009 (#2), 2010 (#3)}}
B.C MC D
- 70-80 days, indet., regular leaf. Fruit can be massive, up to 1+ lb., usually heart shaped. Red. Meaty and juicy, with a good balanced tomato taste. Doesn't like hot weather. 7 lbs./plant.
- Source
- Reimer Seeds
Year: 2006
Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular foliage, 1 lb plus, strawberry shaped fruit, excellent taste, good yield.
- Source
- Reimer Seeds / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 94
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX GU R
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf, red, strawberry shaped fruit up to 2 lbs.
- Source
- Reimer Seeds
Year: 2007
Location: Pasadena, Texas
GERM SC K
- light-red tomato, shaped like a strawberry, indet.
- Source
- Reimer Seeds / CV Treml (Raritätengärtnerei Treml), 2011: Manfred Hahm-Hartmann
Year: 2005, 2011
Location: Germany
History
- Family heirloom of German origin from Marjorie Morris, Indiana.
- First introduced in Seed Savers 1993 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Latham, New York.
- One of the heirloom tomatoes described in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".
Picture Gallery
Olga and Larissa Garden. German Red Strawberry. 2012.
Olga and Larissa Garden. German Red Strawberry - ripe fruit. 2012.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry (ONT GI N) - ripe fruit. 2010-09-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry (ONT GI N) - ripe fruit. 2010-09-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry (ONT GI N) - ripe fruit. 2010-09-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry (ONT GI N) - ripe fruit. 2010-09-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry - 1st ripe fruit. 2009-08-24.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry - ripe fruit. 2009-09-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry - ripe fruit. 2009-09-16.
Patty Brown, Ohio. German Red Strawberry - ripe fruit. August 19, 2010. Posted with owner's permission.
Dan and Val McMurray. German Red Strawberry. 2006.
Olga and Larissa Garden. German Red Strawberry - ripe fruit. 2012.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). German Red Strawberry - ripe fruit, not a typical shape.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). German Red Strawberry - ripe fruit.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): German Red Strawberry. 2007.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): German Red Strawberry - sliced. 2007.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry (ONT GI N) - sliced fruit. 2010-09-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry - plant. 2009-06-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry - plant. 2010-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry - flowers. 2010-07-03.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). German Red Strawberry - flower. June 7, 2011.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry - baby fruit. 2009-07-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry - baby fruit. 2009-07-12.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). German Red Strawberry - baby fruit. June 9, 2011.
Elizabeth Lahner, PA. German Red Strawberry – baby green fruit. 2013-08-16.
Elizabeth Lahner, PA. German Red Strawberry – trio of baby green fruit. 2013-08-16.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). German Red Strawberry - green fruit. June 18, 2011.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). German Red Strawberry) - green fruit. 2010-08-11.
Seed Availability
| Country | Germany, USA + |
| Fruit color | red + |
| Fruit shape | heart + |
| Fruit size | medium + |
| Fruit type | slicer +, canner + and paste + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | regular + and wispy + |
| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member | B.C KO T +, B.C MC D +, IL LO N +, TX GU R + and GERM SC K + |
| Variety type | open-pollinated + and family heirloom + |
| Vendor | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +, Tomato Growers Supply +, TomatoFest +, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Skyfire Garden Seeds +, Totally Tomatoes +, Reimer Seeds +, Heirloom Seeds +, Heirloom Tomatoes +, Solana Seeds +, Delectation of Tomatoes +, Heritage Harvest Seed +, Knapp's Fresh Vegies +, Twining Vine Garden + and Two Wings Farm + |