Hillbilly Potato Leaf

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Hillbilly Potato Leaf
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	bi-color
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hillbilly Potato Leaf - ripe fruit. 2010-10-06.

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indet., potato leaf, low yield of very large bi-colored beefsteaks, 10-20 oz, very good sweet flavor.

Seed source:

1. CV Hazzard's Greenhouse 11

2. WA JO C 09 (Carrie Jones, Covington, Washington)

Year grown: 2010

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

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85 days, indet., potato leaf plant, yellow-red fruit, about 1 lb each, very good flavor, good yield.

Seed source:

Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 96 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 94

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• An old heirloom from West Virginia.
• Sent to SSE in 1994 by SSE member Jerry Lee Bosner of Ohio.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 639219. . Donated to the USDA in September 2004.
• USDA narrative:

"Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 85. An old heirloom variety that originally came from the hills of West Virginia. Heavy producer, large beefsteak-type fruits, 1-2 pounds, yellow-orange in color with red streaking on the blossom end. The flavor is sweet and fruity (mild, low acid taste)."

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Related

• Hillbilly

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Picture Gallery

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Hillbilly Potato Leaf - ripe fruit. August 17, 2010. Posted with the owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hillbilly Potato Leaf - ripening fruit. 2010-09-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hillbilly Potato Leaf - ripening fruit. 2010-10-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hillbilly Potato Leaf - ripe fruit. 2010-10-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hillbilly Potato Leaf - sliced fruit. 2010-10-06.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
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2015		.	.
2014	Seed Savers Exchange	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013 Knapp's Fresh Vegies Seed Savers Exchange	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Seed Savers Exchange	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Seed Savers Exchange	.	.
2010	Knapp's Fresh Vegies Seed Savers Exchange	3	.
2009	Knapp's Fresh Vegies Seed Savers Exchange	2	.
2008	Seed Savers Exchange	2	.
2007	Seed Savers Exchange	2	.