Golden Ponderosa

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Golden Ponderosa
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	orange
Fruit shape	ribbed, beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

B.C KO T

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, bright dark yellow flowers, very large golden yellow fruit, flattened and slightly ribbed, mild flavor, fairly productive.

Seed Source 

Reimer Seeds / WI MI B 03 (Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin) / IA SSE HF 99 (SSE Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa)|2008}}

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History

• Introduced in 1914 by Peter Henderson and Co. Seed Company, as a golden version of Henderson's Ponderosa which was introduced in 1891.
• PI 644752. Donated to USDA in 1961 by T.W. Wood & Sons Seed Co.
• USDA Narrative:

"110 days, like the well-known ponderosa, golden yellow color Woods 1959 Catalog p.40."

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See also

• Golden Ponderosa (Railroad Strain)
• Golden Ponderosa, Henderson's
• Ponderosa

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Ponderosa. 2008-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Ponderosa - flower. 2008-06-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Ponderosa - flower. 2008-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Ponderosa - baby fruit. 2008-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Ponderosa - baby fruit. 2008-08-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Ponderosa - green fruit. 2008-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Ponderosa - ripe fruit. 2008-10-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Ponderosa - sliced fruit. 2008-10-04.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Southern Exposure Seed Exchange	.	.
2013	Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange	4 + 2 (Golden Ponderosa, Henderson's)	1
2010	Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange	2 + 2 (Golden Ponderosa, Henderson's)	1
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Totally Tomatoes	3 + 4 (Golden Ponderosa, Henderson's)	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center - new Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Totally Tomatoes	1 + 5 (Golden Ponderosa, Henderson's)	.
2007	Southern Exposure Seed Exchange	5 (Golden Ponderosa, Henderson's)	.

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