Helsing Junction Blues

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Helsing Junction Blues
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	blue
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	cherry
Fruit type	cherry
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - sliced fruit. 2013-09-01.

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Indet., dark regular leaf foliage, bluish stems. Leaf curl seems to be normal for this variety. Large round cherries with strikingly dark anthocyanin pigmentation, some fruits are almost entirely purple/blue. Flavor is very good and sweet. Plants look so beautiful and unusual that everybody says 'wow' when they see this variety growing.

Seed source:

1. Terry Kott, Kalamazoo, Michigan 12 / New World Seeds & Tubers 12

2. Mark Tutt, Menasha, Wisconsin 13 / Tom Wagner, Everett, Washington ( New World Seeds & Tubers 12)

Year grown: 2012(1 - germination failure), 2013(2)

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

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History

• Bred by Tom Wagner, a tomato and potato breeder from Washington state, the founder of Tater Mater Seed and New World Seeds & Tubers . Released in 2012 and offered commercially by New World Seeds & Tubers .
• Named for Helsing Junction Farm near Rochester, Washington, in the Chahalis River Valley.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junstion Blues - plant. 2013-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junstion Blues - plant. 2013-07-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junstion Blues - flowers. 2013-07-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - baby fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - green fruit. 2013-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - green fruit. 2013-07-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - green fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - green fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - green fruit. 2013-08-08.

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  Emily Barker. Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2012-07-29. (Uploaded with owner's permission.)

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  Mark Tutt, WI. Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2012-09-22.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-16.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-16.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-09-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - ripe fruit. 2013-09-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - sliced fruit. 2013-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Helsing Junction Blues - sliced fruit. 2013-09-22.

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