Grushka

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Grushka
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape pear
Fruit size medium
Fruit type paste, canner, cooking, salad
Variety type open-pollinated, heirloom
Country Russia
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grushka - ripe fruit. 2016-09-07.

B.C KO T

Regular leaf plants. Red pear shaped fruits with some ribbing, very beautiful both whole and sliced. Some fruit may have green shoulders. 2-6 oz, Juicy, very good rich flavor. Keeps quite well after picking and retains good flavor. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Valentina Kouchnareva, South Urals, Russia 98

Year grown: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2016

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



History

  • Original seed from Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T)'s grandmother-in-law, Anna Kukharchik, who grew this tomato for decades on her farm in a small village near Chelyabink city (South Urals region of Russia).
  • First introduced in 2008 SSE Yearbook by Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T).



Russian name: Грушка

The name was given in reference to the shape of tomato, which resembles a pear. "Грушка" is an alternative Russian name for "Груша" (="Pear"), and it often means a smaller version of pear.



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