Henderson's Ponderosa

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Henderson's Ponderosa
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	commercial heirloom
Country	USA

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, slightly ribbed pink beefsteaks, 8-12 oz, very good sweet flavor, meaty, with small seed cavities. It does not have long shelf life and should be used shortly after picking.

Seed source:

WI LO M 05 (Martin Longseth, Wisconsin)

Year grown: 2010

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

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History:

• Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1891.
• Burpee 1914 Catalog description:

"This variety as now grown by us, - while too much "ribbed" for market, - is so very solid and luscious that for your family gardens it is deserving of the Bull's Eye!Only equaled in size by Burpee's New Dwarf-Giant and of fine quality for slicing. The vines are of strong growth. The deep purple fruits are oblong in form, generally ridged or ribbed. They are solidly fleshy with small seed-cells; of extra sweet flavor. Planted in good soil, fruits frequently attain a weight of one pound or more. We offer a selected strain of our own growing that produces tomatoes smoother than usual and very meaty, - "solid as a rock."

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Also known as

• Ponderosa
• Pink Ponderosa

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Pink Ponderosa - flowers. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Pink Ponderosa - green fruit. 2010-08-11.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Henderson's Pink Ponderosa - ripe fruits. 2009.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - ripe fruit. 2010-09-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - ripe fruit. 2010-09-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - ripe fruit. 2010-09-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - ripe fruit. 2010-10-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - ripe fruit. 2010-10-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - ripe fruit. 2010-10-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - ripe fruit. 2010-10-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - sliced fruit. 2010-09-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - sliced fruit. 2010-09-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Henderson's Ponderosa - sliced fruit. 2010-10-12.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Henderson's Ponderosa - ripe fruits. 2009.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Trade Winds Fruit	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center Trade Winds Fruit	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new	.	.
2010	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Victory Seed Company	2 (as Pink Ponderosa)	.
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Victory Seed Company	5	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Victory Seed Company	5	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	6	.